The rural identity scale: Development and validation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to conduct a psychometric evaluation of a new 35-item survey developed in the United States to measure rural identity.

Methods

Factor structure, reliability, convergent validity, and incremental validity of the Rural Identity Scale (RIS) were examined using two datasets. Study 1 examined RIS psychometric properties using survey data collected from substance use treatment counselors in a southeastern state (n = 145), while Study 2 used data collected from women incarcerated in rural jails (n = 400).

Findings

A one-factor structure containing 15 items was identified in the RIS, with acceptable internal reliability (α = .72-.83). In Study 1, participants from rural counties had significantly higher RIS scores than their urban counter

SUBMITTER: Oser CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8418624 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature