RT Article
T1 Attitudes Toward Religion Scale: development and initial psychometric evaluation among Chinese college students
JF Journal of beliefs and values
VO 40
IS 1
SP 104
OP 121
A1 Wang, Kenneth T.
A1 Cao, Yanmei
A1 Johnson, Austin M.
A1 Parsley, Allison
A1 Xie, Zhongyao
A1 Zhang, Li
A2 Cao, Yanmei
A2 Johnson, Austin M.
A2 Parsley, Allison
A2 Xie, Zhongyao
A2 Zhang, Li
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1663278717
AB The Attitudes Toward Religion Scale (ATRS) was developed to access the level of interest in and position toward the five state-approved religions in China. Data were analysed across two samples of Chinese college students. With Sample 1 (N = 278), exploratory factor analyses were used to select the 10 ATRS items corresponding to two factors: Interest and Position. With Sample 2, confirmatory factor analyses (N = 270) cross-validated the two-factor oblique model as well as a bifactor model. Cronbach alphas of ATRS subscale scores in the two samples ranged from .75 to .85. ATRS-Interest and Position were both positively associated with number of close relationships with religious people. In addition, negative attitudes toward religion was associated with being religiously proselytised by strangers. Moreover, female students reported more favourable attitudes toward religion compared to their male counterparts. The overall results support ATRS as a psychometrically strong and promising measure.
K1 China
K1 Attitude
K1 Religion
K1 Scale Development
DO 10.1080/13617672.2018.1488482