Religiosity (Behavioral)

What it measures

The scale captures behavioral religiosity — outward religious practices and commitment — adapted from a well-established, extensively validated religious commitment measure.

Response format

7-point Likert (1=strongly disagree, 7=strongly agree)

Scale items

• I enjoy working in the activities of my religious organization.
• I enjoy spending time with others of my religious affiliation.
• I keep well informed about my local religious group and have some influence in its decisions.
• I make financial contributions to my religious organization.

Full scale items shown. Always cite the original source when using this scale in research.

Usage notes & scoring

Casidy et al. (2021) adapted four items from Worthington et al.'s (2003) well-validated Religious Commitment Inventory, specifically its Interpersonal Religious Commitment subfactor. Reliability was excellent (.933). CFA supported the scale's discriminant validity.

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Citation

Casidy, R., Duhachek, A., Singh, V., & Tamaddoni, A. (2021). Religious Belief, Religious Priming, and Negative Word of Mouth. Journal of Marketing Research, 58(4), 762–781.

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