The internal structure of the Post-Critical Belief scale

2025-02-07 Classification：Religion Click()
Author：Fontaine, JRJ; Duriez, B; Luyten, P; Hutsebaut, D

Article Title：The internal structure of the Post-Critical Belief scale

Abstract：
According to Wulff (1991, 1997) the various approaches to religion can be located in a two-dimensional space along the bipolar dimensions Exclusion vs. Inclusion of Transcendence and Literal vs. Symbolic. Drawing on Wulff, Hutsebaut and his colleagues (1996, 1997, 2000) developed the Post-Critical Belief scale to measure interindividual differences in these dimensions. In this article, results from multidimensional scaling and principal component analyses in 16 samples (N = 4648) gathered in Flanders (Belgium) are presented which support the interpretation of the relationships between the Post-Critical Belief scale items in terms of Wulff's dimensions. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Post-Critical Belief; religion; religiosity; religious beliefs

DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00213-1

Source：PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Welcome to correct the error, please contact email: humanisticspider@gmail.com

Related Reading

Protestant identification and political change in Northern IrelandProtestant identification and political change in Northern Ireland
In pursuit of the study of pleasure: implications for health research and practiceIn pursuit of the study of pleasure: implications for health research and practice
Spirituality and attempted suicide among American IndiansSpirituality and attempted suicide among American Indians
Managing tourism and Islam in Peninsular MalaysiaManaging tourism and Islam in Peninsular Malaysia