Drug addiction remains a problem even after the establishment of different rehabilitation centers around Malaysia. Religiosity has been suggested as the way forward in combating drug addiction in a conservative Malaysian population. However, religiosity behavior has not been conclusively researched in Malaysia. Thus, this study examines the validity and reliability of the ACREDA Religious Self-Regulation Questionnaire (ASRQ-R) among recovering addicts in Malaysia. This instrument is adapted from the original 48-item ASRQ-R inventory by Ryan, Rigby, and King (1993) into a shorter, 12-item instrument. The instrument aimed to examine the motivation as to why a person engages in religious behavior and will. The instrument was back translated by language experts to maintain its authenticity, and face validity were done by counselling experts to examine its content. 86 residents at a drug rehabilitation centre in Sepang were chosen to gauge the reliability scores of the instrument. Analysis of the reliability indicated a Cronbach's Alpha score of 0.895, indicating high reliability. This provides evidence that the instrument is acceptable to be used in a Malaysian context, specifically the Malay Muslim population.
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To Cite this Article: Rahimi, M. K. A. Bin, Ghani, M. S. bin A., Zaki, N. M. B. M., Amat, M. I. Bin, Haslee Sharil Lim Abdullah, & Mahyuddin, M. K. Bin. (2018). Reliability and Validity of the ACREDA Religious Self-Regulation Questionnaire (ASRQ-R). International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(11), 676–685.
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