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  • Sociology of Religion

Background:

  • The measurement of religiosity, specifically intrinsic and extrinsic types, has been debated for decades.
  • Existing scales, like Gorsuch and McPherson's, face questions regarding their structure and validity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To resolve debates on the psychometric properties of intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity scales.
  • To test competing factor models for scoring the Gorsuch and McPherson religiosity measure.
  • To assess measurement invariance of religiosity scales across diverse religious and cultural groups.

Main Methods:

  • Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to compare four theoretical scoring models.
  • Measurement invariance testing was conducted across U.S. Protestants, Irish Catholics, Turkish Muslims, and U.S. Catholics and Muslims.
  • Scale validation involved examining its predictive relationship with attitudes toward minority groups.

Main Results:

  • A five-item intrinsic religiosity scale demonstrated measurement invariance across U.S. Protestant and Catholic samples.
  • This validated intrinsic religiosity measure predicted lower warmth toward atheists and gay men/lesbians.
  • Evidence suggests limitations for the cross-cultural application of the Gorsuch and McPherson religiosity measure.

Conclusions:

  • A refined five-item intrinsic religiosity scale is psychometrically sound for U.S. populations.
  • The validated scale offers a reliable measure for predicting social attitudes.
  • Cross-cultural use of existing religiosity measures requires careful empirical justification.