The Dimensions of Religiosity Scale: 20-item self-report measure of religious preoccupation, guidance, conviction, and emotional involvement

The aim was to subject the Dimensions of Religiosity Scale to principal-components analysis in order to investigate the proposed component structure among a sample of 656 paticipants in England. Four components were identified, preoccupation, guidance, conviction, and emotional involvement. A main f...

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Main Author: Joseph, Stephen (Author)
Contributors: DiDuca, Deborah
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2007
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2007, Volume: 10, Issue: 6, Pages: 603-608
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Summary:The aim was to subject the Dimensions of Religiosity Scale to principal-components analysis in order to investigate the proposed component structure among a sample of 656 paticipants in England. Four components were identified, preoccupation, guidance, conviction, and emotional involvement. A main finding, however, was that the factor structure of the DR Scale was a function of the number of people in the sample who were religious.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contains:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674670601050295