Scale name: Christian Sociomoral
Values Index
Scale overview: This 13-item rating scale aims to measure the
importance of select moral values commonly held among conservative Christians.
Response Type: Items are rated on a scale of agreement as follows:
1 = strongly disagree
2 = disagree
3 = Neither Agree nor Disagree
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly agree
Scale items = 13
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. A biblical 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 data: The scale mean
was 40.32 (SD = 8.85), Skew = -.69, Kurtosis = .30 (Sutton et al., 2016).
Reliability: In a sample of 220 Christian counselors, Cronbach’sAlpha = .85 (Sutton et al., 2016).
Validity: Data from table 2 (Sutton et al., 2016) show significant
positive correlations with the following related measures of conservative
Christian spirituality. (Read about test validity)
Intratextual
Fundamentalism Scale
Personal
Christian Practices Index
Basic Spiritual
Practices Index
Evidence Supported
Christian Accommodative Treatments Index
Extra-Session
Christian Assignments Index
Spiritual Assessment
Index
Availability:
The items and detailed
responses are included in Sutton (2021). The statistical data reported above
can be found in Sutton et al. 2016.
The items are listed above and available for use in research and teaching.
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research, teaching, and clinical practice. Users should cite Sutton (2021) and
Sutton et al. (2016) in all publications and presentations that use this index.
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References for the scale
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. ResearchGate
The table values are percentages from a total of 208 responses.
The number of people Christians were:
Evangelical 82
Pentecostal/ Charismatic 48
Nondenominational 43
Other 35
The "other" group includes respondents who identified as Catholics or a mainline Protestant Denomination
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