Description

The “Age Universal Religious Orientation Scale” (AUROS) is a psychometric tool designed to measure individuals’ religious orientations regardless of age. This scale is based on Gordon Allport’s distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientations. Intrinsic orientations refer to an internal, personal commitment to religion, while extrinsic orientations refer to the use of religion for external benefits, such as social support or personal security.

Objective

The primary objectives of the AUROS scale are:
Assessment of Religious Orientations: To record individuals’ intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientations.
Understanding Religious Experience: To examine how religious orientations affect individuals’ religious and spiritual lives.
Correlation with Other Variables: To explore the relationships between religious orientations and other psychological, social, or religious factors, such as mental health, moral behavior, and religious practices.
Cross-Cultural Application: To provide a tool that can be used cross-culturally and across generations to understand religious orientations.

Analysis

The analysis of data collected through the AUROS scale includes the following steps:
Data Collection: Participants complete the AUROS questionnaire, which includes questions that assess their religious orientations using Likert scales.
Quantitative Evaluation: Responses are analyzed statistically using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and correlation analyses to identify trends and patterns in religious orientations.
Interpretation of Results: The results are interpreted to understand the dominant trends and relationships between religious orientations and other psychological and social factors.
Group Comparison: Differences in religious orientations are examined across different demographic, cultural, and religious groups.

Standardization

The standardization of the AUROS includes:
Ensuring Reliability: Using reliability indicators, such as Cronbach’s alpha, to assess the internal consistency of the responses.
Ensuring Validity: Confirming the validity of the tool through confirmatory factor analysis and other evaluation methods.
Test-Retest: Conducting retesting with different groups of participants to verify the reliability and validity of the scale across various contexts.

Bibliography

Allport, G. W., & Ross, J. M. (1967). “Personal Religious Orientation and Prejudice.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 5(4), 432-443.
Gorsuch, R. L., & McPherson, S. E. (1989). “Intrinsic/Extrinsic Measurement: I/E-Revised and Single-Item Scales.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 28(3), 348-354.
Hill, P. C., & Hood, R. W. (1999). Measures of Religiosity. Birmingham, Alabama: Religious Education Press.
Hoge, D. R. (1972). “A Validated Intrinsic Religious Motivation Scale.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 11(4), 369-376.
Kirkpatrick, L. A., & Hood, R. W. (1990). “Intrinsic-Extrinsic Religious Orientation: The Boon or Bane of Contemporary Psychology of Religion?” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 29(4), 442-462.