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The Psychometric Properties of the Serbian Translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity: A Study among Eastern Orthodox Christians

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The Serbian translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity was developed and tested among a sample of 222 students attending Niš University who self-identified as Eastern Orthodox. The data supported the internal consistency, reliability, and construct validity of this instrument, and commended it for further use in contributing to comparative empirical research within the psychology of religion.

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  1. University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

    Sergej Flere

  2. Warwick Religions & Education Research Unit, Institute of Education, The University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK

    Leslie J. Francis

  3. Glyndŵr University, Wales, UK

    Mandy Robbins

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Flere, S., Francis, L.J. & Robbins, M. The Psychometric Properties of the Serbian Translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity: A Study among Eastern Orthodox Christians. Pastoral Psychol 60, 217–222 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-010-0327-2

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