The Psychometric Properties of the Christian Nationalism Scale

A growing body of research connects Christian nationalism—a preference for a religiously conservative political regime—to social and political beliefs. This paper raises questions about the validity of a popular scale used to measure those attitudes. I begin by exploring the factor structure of the...

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Main Author: Davis, Nicholas T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2023
In: Politics and religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-26
Further subjects:B Conservatism
B Religious Nationalism
B Christian Nationalism
B sorting
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