Religious experience and religious motivation among Catholic and mainstream Protestant churchgoers in Australia : Testing and applying five short measures

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Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew and Powell, Ruth. (2016). Religious experience and religious motivation among Catholic and mainstream Protestant churchgoers in Australia : Testing and applying five short measures. Mental Health, Religion & Culture. 19(8), pp. 932-942. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2016.1216532
AuthorsFrancis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew and Powell, Ruth
Abstract

The present study draws on two sets of theories developed within the psychology of religion (concerning religious experience and religious motivation) to test three six-item measures of religious orientation (intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest) and to develop two seven-item measures of religious experience (mystical and charismatic) among Catholic (N = 626) and Mainstream Protestant (N = 505) churchgoers participating in the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey. The data demonstrated satisfactory levels of internal consistency reliability for all five scales. The mean scale scores revealed higher levels of intrinsic religiosity among Mainstream Protestants and higher levels of extrinsic religiosity among Catholics; but little variation between the two groups in terms of quest religious orientation, mystical orientation, or charismatic orientation.

Keywordscongregation studies; mystical experience; charismatic experience; religious orientation
Year2016
JournalMental Health, Religion & Culture
Journal citation19 (8), pp. 932-942
PublisherRoutledge
ISSN1367-4676
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2016.1216532
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85015001511
Open accessPublished as green open access
Page range932-942
Research GroupNCLS Research
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