Convergent and discriminant validity of religiosity measures among church members and non-members

Reitsma, J.; Scheepers, P.L.H.; Janssen, J.A.P.J.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2006.10.018

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“…This finding indicates that those with high levels of intrinsic orientation most liked settings judged to be particularly coherent and easy to grasp. Decades of research has shown that intrinsic orientation is strongly related to religious adherence, being positively associated with church attendance, prayer frequency, and the experience of God (Reitsma et al, 2007). Batson (1976) characterized intrinsic orientation as predictive of a "compulsive, conforming, and unquestioning true believer" (p. 32), which is consistent with empirical findings linking the construct to conventionalism (Kahoe, 1977) and more conservative religious beliefs (Ghorpade, Lackritz, & Moore, 2010).…”

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“…Following their judgments of the religious settings, participants completed scale items assessing their religious orientation (Reitsma, Scheepers, & Janssen, 2007). The three orientations were as follows: Intrinsic orientation (9 items; α = .88), Extrinsic orientation (9 items; α = .71), and Quest orientation (10 items; α = .77).…”

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Perceiving Sacred Space

Meagher

2016

Environment and Behavior

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Although particular physical settings play a crucial role in the religious lives of many people, adherents' preferences have received little empirical attention. The current study tests whether judgments of religious environments are influenced by perceptual variables, perceivers' religious orientations (intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest), and the fit between these two types of factors. Participants rated images of interior church settings in terms of their preferences, as well as the settings' coherence/legibility (understanding) and complexity/mystery (exploration). Results revealed statistically significant interactions between religious motivation and perceptual properties. Specifically, high intrinsic orientation predicted a stronger association between understanding and preference, whereas high quest orientation predicted a weaker association between understanding and preference. In addition, high extrinsic orientation predicted greater preference for all religious settings, unless the environment required high exploration. These results indicate that personal religious beliefs are reflected in how individuals evaluate the settings in which they worship.

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Perceiving Sacred Space

Meagher

2016

Environment and Behavior

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“…Six items were adapted from previous research (Batson et al, 1993;Reitsma, Scheepers, & Janssen, 2007) to assess intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest motivations of religiosity. Two items (e.g., "Religion is especially important to me because it answers many questions about the meaning of life") were combined to assess intrinsic motivation (α = .94).…”

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Global Citizenship Identification and Religiosity

Katzarska‐Miller

Barnsley

Reysen

2014

Archive for the Psychology of Religion

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In four studies we examine the associations between religiosity, global citizenship identification, and various kinds of values (e.g., exclusionary, prosocial). Across the studies, general trends emerged showing that religiosity is unrelated to global citizenship identification, and positively related to exclusionary values (e.g., sexual prejudice, ethnocentrism, restricting outgroups). However, examination of the varied motivations to be religious (i.e., intrinsic, extrinsic, quest) showed that quest religious motivation is positively related to global citizenship identification, as well as inclusionary and prosocial values. Furthermore, quest religious motivation was found to positively influence the antecedents and outcomes of global citizenship identification.

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Religiously/Spiritually Involved, but in Doubt or Disbelief—Why? Healthy?

Mrdjenovich

2018

J Relig Health

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Convergent and discriminant validity of religiosity measures among church members and non-members

Abstract: Convergent and discriminant validity of religiosity measures among church members and non-members Scheepers, Peer; Janssen, Jacques; Reitsma, J.

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Perceiving Sacred Space

Global Citizenship Identification and Religiosity

Religiously/Spiritually Involved, but in Doubt or Disbelief—Why? Healthy?

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