The measurement of attitude toward Islam in Pakistan – more positives than negatives?: a response to Hamid et al. (2016). Issue 8 (13th September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lewis, Christopher Alan; Musharraf, Sadia
• Is Part Of: Mental health, religion & culture. Volume 19:Issue 8(2016)
• Page Start: 955
• Page End: 959
• Publication Date: 2016-09-13
• Subjects: Attitude -- Islam -- Muslim -- psychometrics -- religion -- translation; Mental health -- Religious aspects -- Periodicals; Religion and culture -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Periodicals; Mentally ill -- Pastoral counseling of -- Periodicals; 306.461
• DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2017.1287689
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1367-4676

Abstract

ABSTRACT: It has recently been asserted that the Sahin–Francis Scale of Attitude toward Islam is suitable for use in Islamic contexts. The generalisability of this statement is examined in the light of available evidence from previous studies using the Sahin–Francis Scale of Attitude toward Islam and the Sahin–Francis Scale of Attitude toward Islam Revised. It is proposed that future research within Islamic contexts may wish to employ instruments with no negatively worded items, such as the recently developed Sahin–Francis Scale of Attitude toward Islam Revised.