Psychometric and Factor Analysis of the Greek Version of the SpREUK Questionnaire

The current study examined the psychometric properties and factor structure of Greek version SpREUK questionnaire, which stands for “Spiritual Religious Attitudes in Dealing with Illness”. A total 429 individuals from various regions Greece, representing general population, participated study. sample consisted predominantly women (65.5%), a mean age 37.7 years. Alongside measures demographic characteristics, Seeking Spiritual Support subscale Family Crisis-Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales (F-COPES), Moral-Religious Emphasis Subscale (FES) were administered. To explore structure, was randomly divided into two subsamples. first subsample (n1 = 159) underwent exploratory analysis, revealed three-factor solution. Subsequently, second (n2 270) used to conduct confirmatory analysis test proposed structure. results indicated that questionnaire retained initial satisfactory goodness-of-fit indices. internal reliability found be satisfactory. Additionally, evidence supporting validity scale obtained, particularly relation subscales. stability established by high test-retest over two-month interval (r 0.86). 15-item demonstrates adequate psychometrics holds promise assessing spiritual religious attitudes context, regardless people’s background presence chronic illness.