A Research Note and Commentary on Dixon, Levy, & Lowery's "Asking the 'Born-Again' Question"
Dixon, Levy, and Lowery (1988) expressed concern about respondent misinterpretation of a "born-again" question used previously by Gallup (1982). They presented data to suggest that the true proportion of "born-again" respondents was about one-third of that suggested by the use of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
1990
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Review of religious research
Year: 1990, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 413-415 |
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| Summary: | Dixon, Levy, and Lowery (1988) expressed concern about respondent misinterpretation of a "born-again" question used previously by Gallup (1982). They presented data to suggest that the true proportion of "born-again" respondents was about one-third of that suggested by the use of a Gallup-type item. Using data from a midwestern sample of 79 married couples, a "born-again" item is compared to six other measures of religious experience or identification. Results indicate that although the Gallup measure may be too liberal, Dixon et al.'s measure may be too conservative in terms of assessing an underlying phenomenon of a self-reported conversion-type experience. Many respondents who said they have been saved, filled with the Spirit, forgiven of their sins by God, etc. did not indicate that they would describe their experiences by the label "born-again," even though their experiences may have been conceptually equivalent. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Reference: | Errata "Erratum: A Research Note and Commentary on Dixon, Levy, & Lowery's "Asking the 'Born-Again' Question" (1990)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511566 |