The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity (Modified Short-Form) among 8- to 14-year-old Churchgoers in Australia

Leslie J. Francis; Ursula McKenna; Ruth Powell

doi:10.1163/9789004443969_015

The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity (Modified Short-Form) among 8- to 14-year-old Churchgoers in Australia

Leslie J. Francis, Ursula McKenna, Ruth Powell

Theology

University of Warwick

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This study examines the psychometric properties of a modified short form of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity. While the original seven-item short form contained two negatively voiced items, this modified form contains only one negatively voiced item, in order to improve the performance of the instrument among younger participants. Data provided by 10,084 young churchgoers between the ages of 8 and 14 years support the internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the instrument across the age range and commend the instrument for further use in research among this age group.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research in the social scientific study of religion
Subtitle of host publication	A diversity of Paradigms
Editors	Ralph W. Hood Jr, Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor
Place of Publication	Leiden
Publisher	Brill
Chapter	14
Pages	300-318
Number of pages	18
Volume	31
ISBN (Electronic)	9789004443969
ISBN (Print)	9789004443488
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004443969_015
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2020

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Francis, L. J., McKenna, U., & Powell, R. (2020). The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity (Modified Short-Form) among 8- to 14-year-old Churchgoers in Australia. In R. W. Hood Jr, & S. Cheruvallil-Contractor (Eds.), Research in the social scientific study of religion: A diversity of Paradigms (Vol. 31, pp. 300-318). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004443969_015

Francis, Leslie J. ; McKenna, Ursula ; Powell, Ruth. / The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity (Modified Short-Form) among 8- to 14-year-old Churchgoers in Australia. Research in the social scientific study of religion: A diversity of Paradigms. editor / Ralph W. Hood Jr ; Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor. Vol. 31 Leiden : Brill, 2020. pp. 300-318

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The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity (Modified Short-Form) among 8- to 14-year-old Churchgoers in Australia. / Francis, Leslie J.; McKenna, Ursula; Powell, Ruth.
Research in the social scientific study of religion: A diversity of Paradigms. ed. / Ralph W. Hood Jr; Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor. Vol. 31 Leiden: Brill, 2020. p. 300-318.

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Francis LJ, McKenna U, Powell R. The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity (Modified Short-Form) among 8- to 14-year-old Churchgoers in Australia. In Hood Jr RW, Cheruvallil-Contractor S, editors, Research in the social scientific study of religion: A diversity of Paradigms. Vol. 31. Leiden: Brill. 2020. p. 300-318 doi: 10.1163/9789004443969_015

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