ERIC Number: EJ1010479
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-May
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1940-1639
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Development and Validation of the Collegiate Religious Dissonance Scale
Hathcoat, John D.; Cho, Yoonjung; Kim, Sungah
Journal of College and Character, v14 n2 p153-163 May 2013
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate psychometric evidence for the Perceived Collegiate Religious Dissonance Scale among calibration ("n" = 425) and validation ("n" = 326) samples of self-identified Christian undergraduate students. Perceived collegiate religious dissonance is defined as emotional tension resultant from a perceived discrepancy in valued religious views among peers, faculty, family, and the campus environment. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses results supported a theoretically meaningful two-factor structure (i.e., campus-religious and familial- religious dissonance) with high reliabilities. Both factors were statistically significant predictors of school adaptation after controlling for gender, GPA, and the perceived value of religion. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Undergraduate Students, Christianity, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Test Reliability, Test Validity, College Environment, Religious Conflict, Peer Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Family Relationship, Student Adjustment, Psychometrics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire
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