The structure of the attitudes toward religion as measured by the Post-Critical Belief Scale

A structural modelling approach

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21625409
AutoresPiotr Szydłowski (0000-0001-9311-7774, Institute of Psychology, autor de correspondencia), Radosław Rogoza (0000-0002-4983-9320, Institute of Psychology), Jan Cieciuch (0000-0002-2291-8301, Institute of Psychology)
Año2023
Volumen42
Número13
Páginas10792-10803
Fecha de publicación2023-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCurrent Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12144-021-02367-2
OpenAlexW3207717471
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas25

This paper investigates the structure of the Post-Critical Belief Scale (PCBS), which was designed by Hutsebaut (1996) to assess attitudes towards religion according to Wulff’s (1991) model. Existing results suggest ambiguous solutions, with two, three, or four factors, when only the four-factor solution is consistent with Wulff’s theoretical model. In the current study, we examined whether this hypothesized model indeed would be reflected in the data, when the more appropriate, newly-developed, Set-Exploratory Structural Equation modeling (Set-ESEM) is applied. The study was carried out on a sample of 952 participants. The results of the Set-ESEM modeling provided evidence for the good fit of the four-factor structure. Nevertheless, we also identified some shortcomings of the measure and identified items which may be removed in order to increase measurement precision

Data mining · Econometrics · Exploratory factor analysis · Physics · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Computer Science · Cultural Differences and Values · Mathematics · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology