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Christian-Secular Culture 2025 Assessment name: Cultural Christian: A Qualitative Questionnaire (CCQC) Scale overview: The Cultural Christian: A Qualitative Questionnaire (CCQC) consists of a set of questions designed to identify how closely an interviewee aligns with the characteristics of a cultural Christian, as opposed to someone who actively adheres to the core tenets of Christianity and participates in a recognized Christian denomination or group. Author : Geoffrey W. Sutton Response Type: Open-ended questions. SCALE ITEMS The following questions can aid in interviews and research on Christian types. Clinicians and researchers can adjust these questions based on their needs. The answers can help differentiate between cultural Christians and those deeply committed to core Christian beliefs and active in a Christian community. [Read more about Cultural Christianity at https://suttonpsychology.blogspot.com/2025/01/cultural-christian-psychology-of.html ] QUESTIONS 1. What Christian...

  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 ...

  Woman above cemetery 2023 Geoffrey W Sutton and Bing AI Assessment name:   Connection of Soul Scale (COS) Scale overview: The Connection of Soul Scale (COS) is a 12-item measure of three categories of belief in the life of one’s soul after death: Secular, God-centered, Cosmic-Spiritual Authors: Amy L. Li et al. Response Type: Respondents rate each item on a six-point scale of agreement from 0 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree. Scale items The 12 COS items are associated with one of the three factors or subscales. Each subscale has four items. The secular view reflects a lack of belief in an afterlife. The God-centered view was designed to assess beliefs in Western ideas such as a soul’s existence in paradise or heaven. The Cosmic- spiritual view includes items associated with Eastern religions such as reaching enlightenment or joining with a universal spirit. Psychometric properties In their study, Ai et al. (2014) reported data from three studies. T...

  Assessment name:   Islamic Doctrinal Orthodoxy (IDO) Scale overview: The Islamic Doctrinal Orthodoxy (IDO) scale is an eight-item self-report measure of Islamic beliefs (Ji & Ibrahim, 2007). Authors: Ji & Ibrahim Response Type: Participants rate the items on a 9-point scale of agreement. Scale items : The authors (Ji & Ibrahim, 2007b) reported two factors: Cognitive-Abstract Orthodoxy (CAO) and Ritualistic-Judgmental Orthodoxy (RJO). The items assess agreement with Islamic teachings on Allah, Mohammed the Prophet, the Koran, the five pillars of Islam, and the last judgment. Examples CAO: “I believe there is no other God but Allah” RJO: “Salah is crucial to the life of a Muslim” Psychometric properties Overall alpha was high at .90 (Ji & Ibrahim, 2007a). The alpha levels for the subscales were also high (Ji & Ibrahim, 2007b) CAO = .93 and RJO = .83. The correlation of the IDO with Intrinsic religiosity was low but reliable (.17). Th...

  Assessment name:   Preliminary Belief Questions About God’s and Satan’s Involvement in Life Events Scale overview: The Preliminary Belief Questions About God’s and Satan’s Involvement in Life Events is a 9-item survey used to evaluate the beliefs of Christian participants before they completed a study revealing their attribution of positive and negative events to God or Satan. Authors: Ray, Shanna D., Lockman, Jennifer D., Jones, Emily J., & Kelly, Melanie H. (2015) Response Type: Responses for the 9 items ranged from 1 to 5 on a 5-point rating scale from Strongly disagree , Disagree , No Opinion , Agree , to Strongly agree. Scale items There are nine items forming one scale. Six items refer to God’s involvement in life events. For example, items refer to God as causing positive or negative events. Two items mention Satan and refer to Satan’s existence and power to cause negative events. Psychometric properties The survey was completed by 109 participants...