Constructing and Validating Perception of Individualized Faith (PIF)

Moheb, Ehsan; Sharifi, Tayebe; Ebadi, Gholamhosein; Maktabi, Gholamhosein

doi:10.22118/edc.2020.219088.1270

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Ph.D. student in Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.

² Faculty member, Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.

³ Invited Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.

⁴ Invited Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22118/edc.2020.219088.1270

Abstract

The present study aimed to construct and validate the perception of individualized faith inventory. A sample of 848 students was selected through multistage random sampling method from Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical science, Ahvaz Shahid Chamran University, and Seminary. First, the perception of individualized faith inventory including 132 items was administered to selected students. Each scale was rated on a 5-point Likert scale from fully applicable to fully inapplicable item. Then, after data collection, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the 132 inventory was 0.86. After eliminating the questions with factor loads less than 0.4, the reliability of the inventory was recalculated for the second time. In the other word, the re-reliability coefficient of the inventory including 111 items was calculated rtt=0.87. Moreover, factor analysis was used to examine construct validity of the inventory; sampling efficiency of (KMO) was .904; and the significance of Bartlett test indicated the appropriateness of conditions for performing factor analysis. After eliminating the inappropriate questions that had a factor less than 0.4, based on the method of analyzing the main components and rotating in the Varimax method, according to the factor matrix, slope diagram and the percentage of variance explained from 111 items, 4 factors Extracted; 51.697% explain the total variance between variables.

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Constructing and Validating Perception of Individualized Faith (PIF)

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Volume 11, Supplement
Supplement 2020
July 2020
Pages 91-101

Constructing and Validating Perception of Individualized Faith (PIF)

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Volume 11, SupplementSupplement 2020July 2020Pages 91-101

Volume 11, Supplement
Supplement 2020
July 2020
Pages 91-101