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Thursday, July 15, 2021

Five-Factor LAMBI Scale of God Representations

Scale name: Five-Factor LAMBI Scale of God Representations

Scale overview

A 25-item scale that measures how people view God. The five letters in LAMBI reflect the five dimensions based on factors identified by statistical analyses. Participants rate each one-word item based on their belief about or experience with God rather than what may be considered a correct belief.

Authors:

Johnson, Kathryn A., Okun, Morris A., Cohen, Adam B., Sharp, Carissa A., & Hook, Joshua N.

Response Type

A Likert-type scale with a 7-point rating from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree

Subscales and sample items

The five subscales are called dimensions. Following each dimension is one of the words participants rate. See the reference to obtain the full scale.

L = Limitless e.g., infinite

A = Authoritarian e.g., strict

M = Mystical e.g., nature

B = Benevolent e.g., gracious

I = Ineffable

Also, 3 items assess views of “No God” that is, Nonexistent, imaginary, and nor real.

Reliability and Validity

The researchers reported results of factor analysis in their article cited below. They reported means, standard deviations, and strong alpha levels for the subscales (e.g., see Study 5 on page 346).

Availability

See the PsycTESTS reference below.

Permissions -- if identified

According to PsycTESTS:

Test content may be reproduced and used for non-commercial research and educational purposes without seeking written permission. Distribution must be controlled.

SCOPES MODEL DOMAIN = Self/Identity/Spirituality

References

For the scale items, see:

Johnson, K. A., Okun, M. A., Cohen, A. B., Sharp, C. A., & Hook, J. N. (2018). Five-Factor LAMBI Scale of God Representations [Database record]. Retrieved from PsycTESTS. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/t68037-000

For the scale development article, see:

Johnson, K. A., Okun, Morris A., Cohen, A. B., Sharp, C. A., & Hook, J. N. (2019). Development and validation of the five-factor LAMBI measure of God representations. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 11(4), 339-349. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/rel0000207

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Belief in God Measure

Scale name: Belief in God Measure

Scale overview

This is a five-item self-report measure.

Authors: J. B. Grubbs et al.

Response Type

All items are rated on a 5-point Likert-type rating.

Subscales

Sample items

I don’t know whether there is a God, and I don’t believe that there is any way to find out.

Psychometric

The measure was used to screen for people who believed in God in a study about anger toward God.

Availability The items can be found in the references below.

Permissions -- if identified

May be used in noncommercial research and for educational purposes.

SCOPES domain = Self/spirituality

Reference

Grubbs, J. B., Exline, J. J., & Campbell, W. K. (2013). Belief in God Measure. PsycTESTS. https://doi.org/10.1037/t28363-000

Grubbs, J. B., Exline, J. J., & Campbell, W. K. (2013). I deserve better and god knows it! Psychological entitlement as a robust predictor of anger at God. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 5(3), 192-200. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0032119

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