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Thanissaro, Phra Nicholas (2011) Measuring attitude towards Buddhism and Sikhism : internal consistency reliability for two new instruments. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol. 14 (No. 8). pp. 797-803. doi:10.1080/13674676.2010.523891 ISSN 1367-4676.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2010.523891
Abstract
This paper describes and discusses the development and empirical properties of two new
24-item scales โ one measuring attitude toward Buddhism and the other measuring attitude
toward Sikhism. The scale is designed to facilitate inter-faith comparisons within the
psychology of religion alongside the well-established Francis Scale of Attitude toward
Christianity. Data were obtained from a multi-religious sample of 369 school pupils aged
between 13 and 15 in London. Application of the two scales demonstrated that adolescents
had a more positive attitude to Buddhism than Sikhism. The findings confirm the reliability
of the scales and commend them for further use.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BQ Buddhism |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education ( -2013) | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | School children -- Attitudes, Psychology, Religious, Cultural awareness, Buddhism -- Great Britain, Sikhism -- Great Britain | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Mental Health, Religion & Culture | ||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||
ISSN: | 1367-4676 | ||||
Official Date: | 22 March 2011 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol. 14 | ||||
Number: | No. 8 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 797-803 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/13674676.2010.523891 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
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