Assessment
name: A/B God Scale
Scale
overview: The A/B
God Scale measures God representations with two scales, which assess an Authoritarian
(A) and a Benevolent (B) representation of God.
Authors: Kathryn A. Johnson et al.
Response
Type: The
participants rate adjectives on a 7-point scale of agreement.
Scale
items: There are 18
items, nine each for the A and B scales.
Examples of Adjectives
A Authoritarian God
Controlling
Strict
Punishing
B Benevolent God
Gracious
Forgiving
Compassionate
Psychometric
properties
From
Johnson et al. (2015):
The
two-scale structure was supported by the results of Principal Components
Analysis.
In study 1,
alpha values were above .90 for scales A and B.
See the
four studies for additional data supporting strong internal consistency. The
authors also report test-retest values and validity data.
Big 5
correlations
A God was
significantly negatively correlated with Agreeableness.
B God was significantly
correlated with all Big Five scale except Openness. The correlation with
Neuroticism was negative.
Availability:
The 18
adjectives can be found on page 230 of Johnson et al. (2015).
Resource Links:
References
for the scale
Johnson, K.
A., Okun, M. A., & Cohen, A. B. (2015). The mind of the Lord: Measuring
authoritarian and benevolent God representations. Psychology of Religion and
Spirituality, 7(3), 227-238. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/rel0000011
Reference
for using scales in research:
Sutton, G. W. (2023). Assessing
spirituality & religiosity: A Handbook | Beliefs, practices, values, &
experiences. Springfield, MO: Sunflower Press.
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