RT Article
T1 Abrahamic Religiosity Scale: development and initial validation
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 21
IS 9/10
SP 899
OP 909
A1 Khodayarifard, Mohammad
A1 Brinthaupt, Thomas M. 1958-
A1 Abdollahi, Abbas
A1 Afrooz, Gholamali
A1 Akbari-Zardkhaneh, Saeed
A1 Azarbayejani, Masood
A1 Ghobary Bonab, Bagher
A1 Hood, Ralph W., Jr. 1942-
A1 Paknejad, Mohsen
A1 Rahiminezhad, Abbas
A1 Shokohi-Yekta, Mohsen
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2018
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1738472566
AB There are a large number of commonly used measures of religiosity, yet these measures have been developed within a specific culture or religion. Based on the commonality of Abrahamic religions (i.e., Judaism, Christianity and Islam), the present study aimed to develop an initial cross-cultural validation of the Abrahamic Religiosity Scale (ARS). The data were collected from 12 countries from Asia, Europe, Africa and America, and exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 35-item, one-dimensional scale. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded a 28-item with one factor. The scale showed sufficient internal consistency with an adequate alpha coefficient (α = .95). Moreover, the correlation coefficients between items and the total score of ARS ranged between .36 and .70. Therefore, the ARS may be used as a psychometrically robust measure in cross-cultural studies on religiosity. Validation of the ARS is strongly recommended within specific cultures and languages.
K1 Religiosity
K1 Abrahamic Religions
K1 cross-cultural psychology
K1 Psychometrics
K1 Scale Development
DO 10.1080/13674676.2018.1434495