Dimensions of Religious Commitment, 1988
DOI
10.17605/OSF.IO/D6Q39Summary
The Computer Administered Panel Study (CAPS) collected demographic, personality, attitudinal, and other social psychological data from annual samples of University of North Carolina undergraduates from 1983 through 1988. Respondents spent 60 to 90 minutes per week for 20 weeks during the academic year answering questions via computer terminals. In their comparison of demographic and academic variables, researchers found few significant differences between respondents and the general undergraduate population. This dataset contains the Dimensions of Religious Commitment. Additional modules are available for free download through the Odum Institute's electronic archive.The Dimensions of Religious Commitment is a questionnaire designed to measure the four dimensions of religiosity (Glock and Stark, 1965)--Belief, Ritual, Experience, and Knowledge. Originally, Glock and Stark proposed five dimensions, which include "Consequences" as the fifth dimension. However, the authors did not generate measures for this last dimension. Their analysis of the first four dimensions showed that these dimensions are essentially uncorrelated, and that other attitudes and behavior can be predicted from positions on these dimensions. Furthermore, the authors had constructed indices of the four dimensions, mainly by summing points assigned to each item that was answered in a certain direction. Among these indices, the orthodoxy index was found to be the best predictor of all other aspects of religiosity, implying that belief is the most significant component of religiosity. The entire Glock and Stark questionnaire contained more than 500 items. The interested reader may consult the published analysis.
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Data File
Cases: 99Variables: 37
Weight Variable: None
Data Collection
1987-1988Funded By
The Odum Institute for Research in Social ScienceCollection Procedures
Each year of the study, a random sample of registered University of North Carolina undergraduates were invited to attend an orientation session about the project. From those who attended and signed up to participate, 96 (half males and half females) were chosen on the basis of scheduling compatibility. Each week for 20 weeks, respondents spent 60 to 90 minutes during the academic year answering questions via computer terminals. Respondents were paid a base rate of $4 to $5 per completed weekly session and an average of $2 per session more in rewards and bonuses, including a chance at a substantial end-or-year bonus designed to keep subject attrition low. Data presented here are taken from 1988.This information about the survey is taken from the Odium Institute's summary of the CAPS program.
Principal Investigators
The Odum Institute for Research in Social ScienceRelated Publications
Glock, C. and Stark, R., Christian Beliefs and Anti-Semitism, New York: Harper and Row, 1965.Additional information comes from: R. Stark and C. Glock, Patterns of Religious Commitment, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1968.
Notes
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