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Florida Atlantic University
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2016
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2016
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I present the development and initial validation a new measure designed to assess
specific personal prayer content I used feedback from men and women, along with a
review of the relevant literature, to identify specific prayer content for inclusion in the
Personal Prayer Content Scale (PPCS) (Study 1) I administered the PPCS to a sample of
participants from southeast Florida and southeast Michigan allowing for a cross-national
investigation of the specific content of the thoughts that individuals privately direct
towards a god, gods, or god-like entity (Study 2) I compared men’s and women’s
responses (Study 3) and responses between Christians and non-Christians (Study 4) on
the PPCS The results provide evidence for the reliability and discriminant validity of the
PPCS by demonstrating that personal prayer content predicts aspects of religiosity and is
equally valid for men and women and Christians and non-Christians A validated PPCS
may be of theoretical, empirical, and practical value
specific personal prayer content I used feedback from men and women, along with a
review of the relevant literature, to identify specific prayer content for inclusion in the
Personal Prayer Content Scale (PPCS) (Study 1) I administered the PPCS to a sample of
participants from southeast Florida and southeast Michigan allowing for a cross-national
investigation of the specific content of the thoughts that individuals privately direct
towards a god, gods, or god-like entity (Study 2) I compared men’s and women’s
responses (Study 3) and responses between Christians and non-Christians (Study 4) on
the PPCS The results provide evidence for the reliability and discriminant validity of the
PPCS by demonstrating that personal prayer content predicts aspects of religiosity and is
equally valid for men and women and Christians and non-Christians A validated PPCS
may be of theoretical, empirical, and practical value
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91 p
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FA00004797
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Includes bibliography
Dissertation (PhD)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
2016
Date Created Backup
2016
Date Text
2016
Date Created (EDTF)
2016
Date Issued (EDTF)
2016
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FAU
FAU
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FA00004797
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Charles E Schmidt College of Science
Attributed name: Department of Psychology
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Schipper, Lucas D.
author
Graduate College
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91 p
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Hey God, It’s Me: Development and Initial Validation of the Personal Prayer Content Scale
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2016
2016
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla
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Boca Raton, Fla
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Title
Hey God, It’s Me: Development and Initial Validation of the Personal Prayer Content Scale
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Hey God, It’s Me: Development and Initial Validation of the Personal Prayer Content Scale