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The Psychometrics of a Systematic Inventory of Motives for Converting to Islam

Ait Taouit, Holly Danielle
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1460369945

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2016, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
As the Muslim convert population continues to grow in the U.S., it is important for psychologists to have ways of assessing their spirituality and religiosity. While there are measures of conversion to Islam, none have been empirically validated with a U.S. convert population. The purpose of the current study was to validate an assessment measure (Lakhdar et al., 2007) previously developed with French converts, with a U.S. convert sample. The present study did not find strong evidence for the eight-factor solution that was found in the original study (Lakhdar et al., 2007). However, support for two of the original factors was established (telic and autic sympathy). Additionally, the measure demonstrated good temporal stability and three subscales (telic, conformist, and autic sympathy) were significantly correlated with validated measures of Islamic beliefs and behavioral practices. While some psychometric validity for the measure was established, the scale will likely require further revisions before being considered a valid measure of conversion to Islam for the U.S. convert population.
John Barrett, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Dalia Diab, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Jennifer Gibson, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Islamic Studies; Psychological Tests; Psychology; Religion; Spirituality
Muslim converts; US converts; religious conversion; Muslims; converts; assessment of conversion; conversion narratives; conversion types; reasons for converting; conversion reasons; measure of conversion; factor analysis

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  • Ait Taouit, H. D. (2016). The Psychometrics of a Systematic Inventory of Motives for Converting to Islam [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1460369945

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ait Taouit, Holly. The Psychometrics of a Systematic Inventory of Motives for Converting to Islam. 2016. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1460369945.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ait Taouit, Holly. "The Psychometrics of a Systematic Inventory of Motives for Converting to Islam." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1460369945

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