Description

The Indiscriminate Proreligiousness Scale – Personal Form (IPS-PF) is a psychometric tool designed to assess an indiscriminately positive attitude and support toward all religions on a personal level. This scale examines individuals’ personal perceptions and their disposition to accept and support all religious beliefs without discrimination or exclusion. The scale can reveal a general religious positivity that is not necessarily tied to a specific religious faith or doctrine.

Goal

The main goal of the IPS-PF is to provide a reliable and valid tool for evaluating personal indiscriminately positive attitudes toward all religions. This tool helps researchers and clinicians understand how general religious positivity affects individuals’ psychological well-being, interpersonal relationships, and social behavior. Additionally, it can be used to study the relationship between indiscriminately positive religiosity and various psychological and social factors.

Analysis

The IPS-PF consists of a series of statements that assess an indiscriminately positive attitude toward all religions on a personal level. The main dimensions typically examined include:
Personal Positive Acceptance of All Religions:
Assesses an individual’s disposition to personally accept and support all religions.
Example statements:
“I believe that all religions have something positive to offer on a personal level.”
Personal Non-Critical Stance toward Religions:
Assesses an individual’s tendency not to negatively judge any religion on a personal level.
Example statements:
“I never negatively judge others’ beliefs, regardless of their religion.”
Personal General Religious Positivity:
Assesses a general positive attitude toward religions, regardless of specific beliefs or practices, on a personal level.
Example statements:
“I have a positive attitude toward all religious practices on a personal level.”

Scoring

The scoring of the IPS-PF is done using Likert scales, where participants rate each statement on a scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Responses are collected and analyzed to produce total scores for each dimension of indiscriminately positive religiosity. Higher scores indicate a stronger indiscriminately positive attitude toward all religions on a personal level.

References

Glock, C. Y., & Stark, R. (1965). Religion and Society in Tension. Chicago: Rand McNally.
Hood, R. W., Hill, P. C., & Spilka, B. (2009). The Psychology of Religion: An Empirical Approach. Guilford Press.
Allport, G. W. (1950). The Individual and His Religion: A Psychological Interpretation. Macmillan.
Pargament, K. I. (1997). The Psychology of Religion and Coping: Theory, Research, Practice. Guilford Press.