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Christian Social Values Index (CSVI)

 

Contemplating a Christian Worldview 2024
by Geoffrey W. Sutton & Designer

Assessment name: Christian Social Values Index (CSVI)

Scale overview: The Christian Social Values Index (CSVI) is a 13-item self-report measure of the degree to which Christians agree with common sociomoral beliefs.

Authors: Geoffrey W. Sutton, Christine Arnzen, Heather L. Kelly

Response Type: A 5-point rating of agreement where 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree.

Scale items

1. All forms of birth control are sinful.

2. Birth control methods are acceptable if they do not cause an abortion.

3. Abortion is always sinful.

4. Premarital sex is always sinful.

5. Cohabitation is always sinful.

6. marriage is between one man and one woman.

7. Same-sex marriage is sinful.

8. Divorce is sinful.

9. Sexual orientation is a choice.

10. In a Christian marriage, a man and a woman submit to each other but the man is always the head of the marriage.

11. Women have a vital role in Christian ministry but they should not be priests or pastors.

12. Women have an important role in churches and Christian organizations but they should not have authority over a man.

13. Women should seek counseling from women and men should seek counseling from men.

 

Psychometric properties

Number of Items = 13

Item means = 3.10

Total Index Mean = 40.32, SD = 8.86

Cronbach’s alpha = .86

Sample size = 220

  Correlations of the CSVI with other measures

  .56 Christian Beliefs Index

  .64 Intratextual Fundamentalism Scale (short)

  .34 Christian Service Scale

  .21 Healing Experiences Scale

  .35 Spiritual Practices Index

Comments

This scale measures several components of a Christian worldview. Some of the items are similar to those in the Worldview Beliefs measure (McLaughlin, 2022). A detailed analysis of the CSVI, which compares group responses may be found in Sutton (2021).

The measure had adequate internal consistency and is supported by measures of core Christian beliefs (Christian Beliefs Index) and a fundamentalist view of the Bible (Intratextual Fundamentalism Scale-short form).

More research is needed with larger samples and additional components of worldviews.

Read more about Worldviews in Psychology.

Availability:

The CSVI is available on this page. The measure described in Sutton et al. (2016) was used in a study of American Christian Counselors (N = 220).

References for the scale

Sutton, G. W. (2024, August 21). Christian Social Values Index. Assessment, Statistics, and Research. Retrieved from https://statistics.suttong.com/2024/08/christian-social-values-index-csvi.html 

Sutton, G. W. (2021). Counseling and psychotherapy with Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians: Culture & Research | Assessment & Practice. Springfield, MO: Sunflower.  ISBN-13 : 979-8681036524     AMAZON

Sutton, G. W., Arnzen, C., & Kelly, H. (2016). Christian counseling and psychotherapy: Components of clinician spirituality that predict type of Christian intervention. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 35, 204-214.

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