The Personal Beliefs Scale as a Measure of Individual Differences in Commitment to the Mind-Body Beliefs Proposed by F. F. Centore

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ID13648205
AuthorsRobert A Embree (Teikyo Westmar University, corresponding author), Marlowe C Embree (University of Wisconsin, Marathon County Center)
Year1993
Volume73
Issue2
Pages411-428
Publication date1993-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1993.73.2.411
OpenAlexW2072820287
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited26

F. F. Centore's (1979) taxonomy of mind-body beliefs centers on the definition of what it means to be a person. The Personal Beliefs Scale was developed to measure the relative influence of six mind-body positions in the thinking of the ordinary person. Responses from a sample of 251 undergraduates gave estimated split-half reliabilities of .83 or greater for each of the six subscales. Factor analysis provided substantive support for the Centore taxonomy. Implications of the mind-body issue are considered

Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Cultural Differences and Values · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology

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