Skip to main content

Interpretation of Death Scale (IOD)

 

Peaceful/ Geoffrey Sutton & Bing AI 2023

Scale overview: The Interpretation of Death Scale (IOD) is a 14-item multidimensional measure of adult’s self-reported interpretations of death and related concepts such as afterlife beliefs, suffering, and meaning of life.

Authors: Fortuin, Nienke P. M and others

Response Type: 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (disagree completely) to 5 (agree completely)

Scale items: There are 14 items.

Sample items

  I believe that after death we leave the earthly realm and enter the heavenly realm of God.

  My consciousness will utterly cease to exist when my brain stops functioning

Item notes (page 8 of Fortuin et al., 2021)

All items were originally phrased in Dutch and have been translated by

the first author. In order to explicate what is meant by God, we wrote above this scale:

“It is important that, where ‘God’ is mentioned, we do not necessarily

mean the Christian God. You can also read ‘the creator’, ‘Allah’, ‘the

eternal’ or another indication for who or what you consider to be God

or the divine”.

 

Psychometric properties

Internal consistency Cronbach alpha values for the three subscales

  Religious = .96

  Rational = .73

  Personal = .63

Construct validity: Factor Analysis supported 3 factors

Availability:

The items can be found in Table 2, page 8 of Fortuin et al., 2021.

Online link to Table 2

Reference for the scale

Fortuin, Nienke P. M. (2021). Interpretation and timing of death: The development and initial validation of the Interpretation of Death (IOD) Scale and the Attitudes Toward Medical Interventions in the Timing of Death (AMITOD) Scale. Death Studies, 45(4), 282-295. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2019.1626950

 

Reference for using scales in research:

Buy Creating Surveys on

GOOGLE BOOKS

 

AMAZON



  

Reference for clinicians on understanding assessment

Buy Applied Statistics for Counselors

 

GOOGLE BOOKS

 

AMAZON

 




Resource Link:  A – Z Test Index

 

 NOTICE:

The information about scales and measures is provided for clinicians and researchers based on professional publications. The links to authors, materials, and references can change. You may be able to locate details by contacting the main author of the original article or another author on the article list.

 

Post Author

 

Geoffrey W. Sutton PhD is Emeritus Professor of Psychology who publishes book and articles about clinical and social psychology including the psychology of religion. Website:     www.suttong.com

  

Books available on   AMAZON       and the   GOOGLE STORE

 

Connections

   FACEBOOK   Geoff W. Sutton  

  

   TWITTER  @Geoff.W.Sutton

 

   PINTEREST  www.pinterest.com/GeoffWSutton

 

Read many published articles and book samples on:

 

  Academia   Geoff W Sutton   

 

  ResearchGate   Geoffrey W Sutton 

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Academic Self-Efficacy Scale ASE

  Overview The  Academic Self-Efficacy Scale is an application of Self-Efficacy Theory   to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and academic performance using 8-items rated on a 7-point scale. The work of Chemers et al. (2001) has been widely cited. Format The 8-items are rated on a 7-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 = Very Untrue to 7 = Very True. Sample Items 2. I know how to take notes. 6. I usually do very well in school and at academic tasks.   Reliability, Validity, and Other Research notes In the article describing the development and use of the ASE, the authors observed: “As predicted, academic self-efficacy was significantly and directly related to academic expectations and academic performance.” (Chemers et al., 2001, p. 61)   Sutton et al. (2011) reported Cronbach's alpha of .83 in their study of academic self-esteem and personal strengths. ASE was highly positively correlated with ACT scores (.24) and GPA (.39)....
Post a Comment
Read more

Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS)

  Assessment name:   Brief Self-Control Scale Scale overview: The Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS) is a 13-item self-report measure of self-control, which is also called self-discipline and willpower.   Authors: June P. Tangney, Roy F. Baumeister, Angie L. Boone   Response Type: Items are rated on a five-point scale of self-evaluation from 1 = not at all like me to 5 = very much like me. Scale items Example items include “I am good at resisting temptation” and “I have a hard time breaking bad habits” (reverse coded). Psychometric properties In their original publication, Tangney and others (2004) documented high internal consistency and retest values. High scores representing self-control were associated with academic success and better relationships whereas low scores were correlated with personal problems and problem relationships. Availability: The BSCS is widely used and available in many languages. The original 36-item scale and the Brief...
Post a Comment
Read more

Mathematics Self-Efficacy and Anxiety Questionnaire (MSEAQ)

  Scale name: Mathematics Self-Efficacy and Anxiety Questionnaire (MSEAQ) Scale overview: The Mathematics Self-Efficacy and Anxiety Questionnaire (MSEAQ) is a 29-item self-report measure of both mathematics self-efficacy and mathematics anxiety. Author: Diana Kathleen May Response Type: Items are rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale following a “no response” option: 1 = Never 2 = Seldom 3 = Sometimes 4 = Often 5 = usually Sample items 1. I feel confident enough to ask questions  in my mathematics class. 6. I worry that I will not be able to get a  good grade in my mathematics course.   Subscales and basic statistics for the MSEAQ       Self-Efficacy M = 44.11, SD = 10.78, alpha = .93       Anxiety M = 46.47, SD = 12.61, alpha = .93       Total Scale M = 90.58, SD = 22.78, alpha = .96 Reliability: See the Cronbach’s alpha levels reported above. Validity: There were significant ...
Post a Comment
Read more