Description

The Social-Religious-Political Scale (SRPS) includes questions related to attitudes and beliefs in three main areas:
Social Issues: Views on social matters such as equality, justice, and social change.
Religiosity: Attitudes toward religious faith, practice, and values.
Politics: Attitudes toward political issues, parties, politicians, and political ideas.
The questions usually require participants to rate or express their agreement or disagreement with statements related to these areas.

Objective

The aim of the SRPS is to:
Assess Attitudes and Beliefs: To understand individuals’ attitudes and beliefs regarding social, religious, and political issues.
Analyze the Relationship between Social, Religious, and Political Attitudes: To examine how attitudes in these areas interact and influence each other.
Record Different Attitudinal Profiles: To create profiles of individuals based on their attitudes toward social, religious, and political issues.

Analysis

The analysis of the SRPS includes:
Categorization and Data Synthesis: Analysis of responses to highlight general trends and relationships among the different areas.
Synthesis of Results: Examination of how attitudes in social, religious, and political issues interact and influence individuals’ overall beliefs.
Reliability and Validity: Evaluation of the scale’s reliability (e.g., Cronbach’s α coefficient) and its validity through statistical methods such as factor analysis.

Calibration

The calibration of the SRPS includes:
Data Collection: Use of the questionnaire across various populations to collect data on attitudes and beliefs.
Statistical Analysis: Application of statistical tools to analyze the data and evaluate the internal consistency and validity of the scale.

References

Inglehart, R. (1997). Modernization and Postmodernization: Cultural, Economic, and Political Change in 43 Societies. Princeton University Press.
Hofstede, G. (2001). Culture’s Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions, and Organizations across Nations. Sage Publications.
Putnam, R. D., & Campbell, D. E. (2010). American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us. Simon & Schuster.
Davis, J. A., & Smith, T. W. (1996). The Role of Religion in American Society: The Report of the 1996 General Social Survey. Social Forces, 75(1), 153–172.
Tetlock, P. E. (1986). A Value Pluralism Model of Political Tolerance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 50(1), 238–247.
Sherif, M., & Sherif, C. W. (1969). Social Psychology: A Framework for Research. Harper & Row.