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Initial construction and validation of the Islamic Gratitude (I-Gratitude) scale

Gratitude represents a general state of appreciation and is considered the root of most religious traditions. Islam views gratitude as a way Muslims relate to their Creator by appreciating His assistance. Literature founds that many scales measuring gratitude were constructed without the integration...

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Main Authors:	Md Nasser, Nur Adilah, Amri, Mohammad Aiman, Zaid, Izzat, Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum
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Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2022
Subjects:	BF Psychology BF176 Psychological tests and testing BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion BF636 Applied psychology BL Religion BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/103508/2/103508_Initial%20construction%20and%20validation%20of%20the%20Islamic%20Gratitude%20%28I-Gratitude%29%20scale.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/103508/ https://journals.iium.edu.my/irkh/index.php/ijohs/article/view/216/146
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spelling	my.iium.irep.1035082023-02-01T00:02:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/103508/ Initial construction and validation of the Islamic Gratitude (I-Gratitude) scale Md Nasser, Nur Adilah Amri, Mohammad Aiman Zaid, Izzat Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum BF Psychology BF176 Psychological tests and testing BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion BF636 Applied psychology BL Religion BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc Gratitude represents a general state of appreciation and is considered the root of most religious traditions. Islam views gratitude as a way Muslims relate to their Creator by appreciating His assistance. Literature founds that many scales measuring gratitude were constructed without the integration of Shukr (i.e., Islamic concept of gratitude), or limit the constructed items on gratitude between human being and Allah alone, and some lacks it empirical psychometric evidence. a Due to this reason, we aim to construct a scale that follows a more comprehensive conceptualization of gratitude encompasses different domains of Muslim’s life. The current study discusses the processes of Islamic gratitude scale construction and its initial validation. The scale aims to measure Muslims’ level of gratitude (Shukr) conceptualized into three domains: Gratitude by Heart, Gratitude by Verbal, and Gratitude by Action. Thirty initial items were constructed, and ten subject matter experts (SMEs) were approached for their professional insights on the necessity of each item. Content Validity Ratio (CVR) was used to decide which item to retain in the scale. Based on the SMEs’ feedback, the number of items was reduced to 26.A test tryout was conducted on 183 participants for a preliminary analysis on the scale’s psychometric properties. Factorial analysis revealed a four-factor structure with internal consistency of .85. Further discussion on the scale’s usefulness, limitations, and future recommendations are also included. IIUM Press 2022-12-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/103508/2/103508_Initial%20construction%20and%20validation%20of%20the%20Islamic%20Gratitude%20%28I-Gratitude%29%20scale.pdf Md Nasser, Nur Adilah and Amri, Mohammad Aiman and Zaid, Izzat and Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum (2022) Initial construction and validation of the Islamic Gratitude (I-Gratitude) scale. IIUM Journal of Human Sciences, 4 (2). pp. 52-64. E-ISSN 2682-8731 https://journals.iium.edu.my/irkh/index.php/ijohs/article/view/216/146
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topic	BF Psychology BF176 Psychological tests and testing BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion BF636 Applied psychology BL Religion BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
spellingShingle	BF Psychology BF176 Psychological tests and testing BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion BF636 Applied psychology BL Religion BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc Md Nasser, Nur Adilah Amri, Mohammad Aiman Zaid, Izzat Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum Initial construction and validation of the Islamic Gratitude (I-Gratitude) scale
description	Gratitude represents a general state of appreciation and is considered the root of most religious traditions. Islam views gratitude as a way Muslims relate to their Creator by appreciating His assistance. Literature founds that many scales measuring gratitude were constructed without the integration of Shukr (i.e., Islamic concept of gratitude), or limit the constructed items on gratitude between human being and Allah alone, and some lacks it empirical psychometric evidence. a Due to this reason, we aim to construct a scale that follows a more comprehensive conceptualization of gratitude encompasses different domains of Muslim’s life. The current study discusses the processes of Islamic gratitude scale construction and its initial validation. The scale aims to measure Muslims’ level of gratitude (Shukr) conceptualized into three domains: Gratitude by Heart, Gratitude by Verbal, and Gratitude by Action. Thirty initial items were constructed, and ten subject matter experts (SMEs) were approached for their professional insights on the necessity of each item. Content Validity Ratio (CVR) was used to decide which item to retain in the scale. Based on the SMEs’ feedback, the number of items was reduced to 26.A test tryout was conducted on 183 participants for a preliminary analysis on the scale’s psychometric properties. Factorial analysis revealed a four-factor structure with internal consistency of .85. Further discussion on the scale’s usefulness, limitations, and future recommendations are also included.
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author	Md Nasser, Nur Adilah Amri, Mohammad Aiman Zaid, Izzat Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum
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title	Initial construction and validation of the Islamic Gratitude (I-Gratitude) scale
title_short	Initial construction and validation of the Islamic Gratitude (I-Gratitude) scale
title_full	Initial construction and validation of the Islamic Gratitude (I-Gratitude) scale
title_fullStr	Initial construction and validation of the Islamic Gratitude (I-Gratitude) scale
title_full_unstemmed	Initial construction and validation of the Islamic Gratitude (I-Gratitude) scale
title_sort	initial construction and validation of the islamic gratitude (i-gratitude) scale
publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2022
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/103508/2/103508_Initial%20construction%20and%20validation%20of%20the%20Islamic%20Gratitude%20%28I-Gratitude%29%20scale.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/103508/ https://journals.iium.edu.my/irkh/index.php/ijohs/article/view/216/146
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Initial construction and validation of the Islamic Gratitude (I-Gratitude) scale

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