Brockett, Adrian, Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J.. (2009) Internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Attitude toward Muslim Proximity Index (AMPI): a measure of social distance. British Journal of Religious Education, Vol.31 (No.3). pp. 241-249. ISSN 0141-6200

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Abstract

The Attitude toward Muslim Proximity Index (AMPI) is a six-item scale that uses tolerance to different degrees of social distance to assess prejudice towards Muslims. It was tested on 1777 teenage school children from northern England who indicated their religion as either 'Christian' or 'no religion', and demonstrated good internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha = .81). The index was higher among pupils who supported the views of the British National Party and among those who believed that British Muslims should adopt Western culture; but lower among those who knew Muslims or had Muslim friends. The AMPI is a useful measure of Islamophobic attitudes that does not rely on responses to specific events or on detailed knowledge of the Muslim religion.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Social distance, Islamophobia -- England, Adolescent psychology -- England, Likert scale -- England, Teenagers -- Religious life -- England
Journal or Publication Title:	British Journal of Religious Education
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	0141-6200
Date:	September 2009
Volume:	Vol.31
Number:	No.3
Number of Pages:	9
Page Range:	pp. 241-249
Identification Number:	10.1080/01416200903112417
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
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