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Assessment
name: Muslim Attitudes Toward
Religion Scale (MARS)
Scale overview: The Muslim Attitudes Toward Religion
Scale (MARS) is a 14-item measure of Islamic religiosity (Wilde &
Joseph, 1997).
Authors: Wilde & Joseph
Response
Type: 5-point
Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to
strongly agree (5). Scores on the total scale have a possible range of 14
to 70, with higher scores indicating a more positive attitude
Scale
items
There are
three subscales (with sample items)
Personal Help: “Saying
my prayer helps me a lot.”
Muslim Worldview: “I
like to learn about Allah very much.”
Muslims’ Practices: “I
pray five times a day.”
Psychometric
properties
Internal consistency was high (alpha = .93) and there is
support for construct validity and concurrent validity based on correlations
with other measures of religiosity (Ghorbani et al., 2000; Wilde & Joseph,
1997). Ghorbani et al. (2000) identified three factors each having high levels
of internal consistency
Availability:
See Wilde
and Joseph (1997a).
Related resource
Assessing Spirituality & Religiosity A Handbook
Beliefs, Practices, Values, & Experiences
Resource Links:
References
for the scale
Ghorbani, N., Watson, P. J., Ghramaleki, A. F., Morris, R.
J., & Hood, R. W. (2000). Muslim Attitudes Towards Religion scale: Factors,
validity, and complexity of relationships with mental health in Iran. Mental
Health, Religion & Culture, 3, 125–132. doi:10.1080/ 713685603
Wilde, A.,
& Joseph, S. (1997b). Religiosity and personality in a Muslim context. Personality
and Individual Differences, 23, 899 –900. doi:10.1016/S0191-8869(97)00098-
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