Description

The “Belief in Divine Intervention Scale” (BDIS) is a psychometric tool designed to measure individuals’ beliefs regarding the intervention of God or a divine force in human affairs. This scale assesses the strength of belief in divine intervention in various aspects of life, such as health, personal relationships, luck, and everyday situations.

Goals

The main goals of the BDIS scale are:
Assessment of Beliefs: To record individuals’ beliefs regarding the existence and nature of divine intervention.
Understanding Religious and Spiritual Factors: To examine how beliefs in divine intervention are related to religious, spiritual, and philosophical attitudes.
Correlation with Psychological Variables: To explore the relationships between beliefs in divine intervention and other psychological factors, such as mental health, religiosity, and coping with stress.
Applications in Interventions: To provide data that can be used in the development of spiritual and psychological interventions addressing the needs of individuals who believe in divine intervention.

Analysis

The analysis of the data collected through the BDIS scale includes the following steps:
Data Collection: Participants complete the BDIS questionnaire, which includes questions assessing their beliefs about divine intervention using Likert scales.
Quantitative Evaluation: Responses are statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and correlation analyses to identify trends and patterns in beliefs about divine intervention.
Interpretation of Results: The results are interpreted to understand the predominant beliefs and the relationships between beliefs in divine intervention and other psychological and religious factors.
Group Comparisons: Differences in beliefs about divine intervention are examined between different demographic, cultural, and religious groups.

Calibration

The calibration of the BDIS scale includes:
Ensuring Reliability: Use of reliability indicators, such as Cronbach’s alpha, to assess the internal consistency of responses.
Ensuring Validity: Confirmation of the tool’s validity through methods like confirmatory factor analysis and other assessment tools.
Retest Trials: Conducting retest trials with different participant groups to confirm the reliability and validity of the scale in various contexts.

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