Study Balswick & Balkwell (1978): study US 1976

Public

High school students, Georgia, USA, 1970

Sample

Respondents

N = 1092

Non Response

12%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class

Correlate

Authors's Label

Orthodoxy

Our Classification

Operationalization

5-item index of closed questions rated on a 4-point scale. The respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with the folowing statements: 1. Jesus is the Divine son of God, 2. The Bible is the inspired word of God, 3. Miracles such as Jesus turning water into wine or walking on water, actually happened, 4. Jesus actually arose from the dead, 5. The Devil actually exists.

Observed Relation with Happiness