RT Article
T1 Single vs. Multiple-Item Scales for Measuring Religious Values
JF Journal for the scientific study of religion
VO 11
IS 1
SP 53
OP 64
A1 Gorsuch, Richard L. 1937-
A1 McFarland, Sam
A2 McFarland, Sam
LA English
YR 1972
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1667979043
AB Investigators must choose between single and multiple-item scales of religiosity. To aid in that decision, single and multiple measures were compared to determine whether they covered the same areas and formed relationships with variables from another domain. The results suggest that single-item scales (e.g., the Christological confession and the rated importance of religion) are good measures of an intrinsic proreligious position but that multiple-item scales are better measures of traditional Christian Orthodoxy. The discussion points out conditions when the less expensive but less valid measure is to be chosen over the more valid but more expensive scale.
K1 Christology
K1 Coefficients
K1 College students
K1 Faith
K1 Fundamentalism
K1 Individualism
K1 Moral Judgment
K1 Religiosity
K1 Religious prejudice
DO 10.2307/1384298