Description

The “Christian Conservatism Scale” (CCS) is a psychometric tool designed to measure the conservative religious beliefs and attitudes of individuals who self-identify as Christians. This scale examines various aspects of Christian conservatism, such as theological beliefs, moral values, social attitudes, and political ideology.

Goals

The main goals of the CCS are:
Assessment of Conservative Religious Beliefs: To measure the religious beliefs and attitudes that are characteristic of Christian conservatism.
Understanding Religious and Social Attitudes: To explore how conservative religious beliefs relate to moral, social, and political attitudes.
Group Differentiation: To categorize individuals based on their level of conservatism, facilitating the comparison and analysis of different demographic and religious groups.
Support for Research and Interventions: To provide data for developing research programs and interventions aimed at understanding and addressing the effects of religious conservatism on society.

Analysis

The analysis of data collected through the CCS includes the following steps:
Data Collection: Participants complete a questionnaire that includes questions related to religious beliefs, moral values, social attitudes, and political ideology.
Quantitative Assessment: Responses are scored and statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and correlation analyses to understand dominant trends and relationships.
Interpretation of Results: The results are interpreted to identify the dominant trends and relationships between conservative religious beliefs and other psychological and social factors.
Group Comparison: Differences in religious and social attitudes between different demographic and religious groups are examined.

Scoring

Scoring for the CCS includes:
Ensuring Reliability: The use of reliability indicators, such as Cronbach’s alpha, to assess the internal consistency of the responses.
Ensuring Validity: Confirming the validity of the tool through methods such as confirmatory factor analysis and other evaluation techniques.
Replicability Testing: Conducting replication tests with different participant groups to confirm the reliability and validity of the tool in various contexts.

References

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Laythe, B., Finkel, D. G., Bringle, R. G., & Kirkpatrick, L. A. (2002). “Religious Fundamentalism as a Predictor of Prejudice: A Two-Component Model.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 41(4), 623-635.
Rowatt, W. C., & Franklin, L. M. (2004). “Christian Orthodoxy, Religious Fundamentalism, and Right-Wing Authoritarianism as Predictors of Prejudice.” International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 14(2), 125-138.
Altemeyer, B., & Hunsberger, B. (1992). “Authoritarianism, Religious Fundamentalism, Quest, and Prejudice.” International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 2(2), 113-133.
Kirkpatrick, L. A. (1993). “Fundamentalism, Christian Orthodoxy, and Intrinsic Religious Orientation as Predictors of Discriminatory Attitudes.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 32(3), 256-268.