Five-item Francis scale of attitude toward Christianity: construct and nomological validity and internal consistency among Colombian college students

The Spanish version of the five-item Francis scale of attitude toward Christianity is a refinement of the short version of the Francis scale of attitude toward Christianity. The scale is a good measurement for intrinsic religiosity. It has been applied previously among Colombian adolescent students....

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Published in:Journal of beliefs and values
Authors: Ceballos, Guillermo A. (Author) ; Suescun, Jesus D. (Author) ; Oviedo, Heidi C. (Author) ; Herazo, Edwin (Author) ; Campo-Arias, Adalberto (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2015]
In: Journal of beliefs and values
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
CA Christianity
Further subjects:B Colombia
B eeligion
B five-item Francis scale of attitude toward Christianity
B Christianity
B Validation studies
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Summary:The Spanish version of the five-item Francis scale of attitude toward Christianity is a refinement of the short version of the Francis scale of attitude toward Christianity. The scale is a good measurement for intrinsic religiosity. It has been applied previously among Colombian adolescent students. The internal consistency and construct and nomological validity were tested among a sample of 1349 Colombian college students from Santa Marta, Colombia. Participants were aged between 18- and 30-years-old; 51% were men; and 68% were social science students. Exploratory analysis factor, Cronbach alpha and omega McDonald were computed. The scale showed high internal consistency (both alpha and omega = .96) and excellent construct and nomological validity (one factor which explained for 88% of variance; women scored higher than men; and Protestants scored higher than Catholics and students with other religion filiations). The five-item Francis scale can be used further researches in Hispano-America among college students.
ISSN:1469-9362
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2015.1099939