Measuring the Religious Variable: Nine Proposed Dimensions
The null-hypothesis that "religion" is unidimensional was tested on a local sample of Methodists. Relevant literature was examined for possible dimensions. Eleven were found or constructed and 121 questionnaire items covering many aspects of individual belief and congregational involvement...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[1967]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Année: 1967, Volume: 6, Numéro: 2, Pages: 173-190 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Methodism
B Factor analysis B Morality B Psychological attitudes B Questionnaires B Faith B Church congregations B Cluster Analysis |
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| Résumé: | The null-hypothesis that "religion" is unidimensional was tested on a local sample of Methodists. Relevant literature was examined for possible dimensions. Eleven were found or constructed and 121 questionnaire items covering many aspects of individual belief and congregational involvement were selected as possible indicators. Factor and cluster analyses were used. Sixteen factors and twelve clusters of some interest were obtained. Agreements between the analyses led to the conclusions that: 1. For these data, the unidimensional view should be rejected; 2. Nine dimensions can be presented for further study, several of which are similar to some previously proposed in the literature. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1384044 |