The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity among 8- to 11-year-old students in Wales

Francis, L.J., Lankshear, D.W. and Eccles, E.L. (2017) The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity among 8- to 11-year-old students in Wales. Mental Health, Religion and Culture. pp. 1-8. ISSN 1367-4676

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Abstract

The Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity was designed in the mid-1970s to assess individual differences in attitude through childhood, adolescence, and adulthood from the age of 8 years upwards. This study examines the internal consistency reliability, factor structure, and construct validity of the instrument 40 years later among 1,511 year 4 students (8-9 years), 1,544 year 5 students (9-10 years), and 1,526 year 6 students (10-11 years) in Wales attending Church in Wales voluntary aided and voluntary controlled primary schools. The data support the internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the instrument among the age range and commend the instrument for continued use in research.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Published by Taylor & Francis. All rights reserved. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This article is the result of the 'Primary Schools Attitude Survey' funded by the St Mary's Centre (a Christian research institute).
Divisions: Research and Innovation Centre
Depositing User: Emma Eccles
Date Deposited: 30 May 2017 09:03
Last Modified: 23 Jul 2019 14:20
URI: https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/167

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