Psychometric properties of two Islamic measures among young adults in Kuwait: The Sahin-Francis scale of attitude toward Islam and the Sahin Index of Islamic Moral Values

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-24

  Francis, Leslie J ^a   Sahin, Abdullah ^b   Al Failakawi, Fahad ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Markfield Higher Education Institution   (United Kingdom)

^c Public Authority of Applied Education and Training   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Attitude; Islam; Moral values; Psychology; Psychometric; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; KUWAIT; MALE; MORALITY; MOSLEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; SAHIN INDEX OF ISLAMIC MORAL VALUES; STUDENT ATTITUDE; THE SAHIN FRANCIS SCALE OF ATTITUDE;

EID: 46649101624     PISSN: 15564908     EISSN: 15565009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564900802035201     Document Type: Article

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