Attitudes toward the LDS Church Scale

Q: How many questions does the Attitudes toward the LDS Church Scale have?

The Attitudes toward the LDS Church Scale contains 85 items and takes approximately 21 minutes to complete.

Q: How is the Attitudes toward the LDS Church Scale scored?

Scores range from 1 to 11. Interpretation levels: Completely orthodox church member (1-2), Orthodox member with some reservations (2-4), Rather unorthodox, but with favorable leanings (4-6), Unorthodox, member in name only (6-11).

Q: Is the Attitudes toward the LDS Church Scale free?

Yes, this assessment is completely free. You will receive your results immediately after completion, with an optional AI-powered personalized interpretation.

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Attitudes toward the LDS Church Scale

Measures the attitudes of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) toward their church and its religious philosophy.

85 Questions

~21 min

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Scale Development & Technical Details

Scale Overview

The Attitudes toward the LDS Church Scale was developed by Hardy (1949). It is designed to measure Attitudes toward the LDS Church. The scale is intended for use with LDS Church members (ages 15 and older).

Scale Structure

This instrument consists of 85 items organized into 3 factors/subscales: General Religious Beliefs, General LDS Attitudes, LDS Beliefs and Practices.

Factor / Subscale	Items	N
General Religious Beliefs	1,2,3,4,5,16,17,18,19,20	10
General LDS Attitudes	6,7,8,9,10,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,76,77,78,79,80	35
LDS Beliefs and Practices	11,12,13,14,15,21,22,23,24,25,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,71,72,73,74,75,81,82,83,84,85	40

Response Format

Respondents rate each item using a dichotomous Yes/No format.

Scoring

Item scores are averaged to produce a mean score.

Total scores range from 1 to 11. Interpretation guidelines:

Completely orthodox church member: 1 – 2
Orthodox member with some reservations: 2 – 4
Rather unorthodox, but with favorable leanings: 4 – 6
Unorthodox, member in name only: 6 – 11

Psychometric Properties

Internal Consistency: The scale has demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency with reported Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.95.

Administration

The scale is self-administered and typically takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. It can be administered individually or in group settings. No special training is required for administration.

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About You

Please provide the following information before starting the assessment. This data is used for research purposes only and will remain confidential.

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Instructions

This scale consists of groups of statements. For each group of five statements, select the single statement that best expresses your own attitude. If none of the statements in a group expresses your attitude fairly well, you may leave that group blank.

I believe that God hears prayers and may at times act upon them. (Scale value: 2.7)

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Prayer is a demonstration of one's ignorance and helplessness. (Scale value: 10.7)

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I'm not sure that God answers prayers but praying does a person good. (Scale value: 6.4)

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I know that God hears and responds to prayers. (Scale value: 1.1)

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Prayer is probably just a waste of effort and time. (Scale value: 10.2)

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I feel that the Church provides only little opportunity for unselfish activity. (Scale value: 8.4)

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I feel that the Church provides many excellent opportunities for unselfish activity. (Scale value: 2.2)

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I feel that the Church provides some fine opportunities for unselfish activity. (Scale value: 2.6)

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I feel that the Church provides a few good opportunities for unselfish activity. (Scale value: 5.6)

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I feel that the Church provides no opportunities for unselfish activity. (Scale value: 9.7)

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I believe the MIA program is good in general but there are some weak areas. (Scale value: 5.1)

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I believe the MIA program is failing to influence and appeal in many respects. (Scale value: 8.0)

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I believe the MIA program is a complete waste of time and energy. (Scale value: 10.4)

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I believe the MIA program is "on the rocks" and needs a complete revision. (Scale value: 9.1)

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I believe the MIA program is excellent at all age levels. (Scale value: 1.7)

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I believe strongly in personal immortality: the continued existence of the individual as a separate, distinct being. (Scale value: 1.4)

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I have grave doubts about the possibility of personal immortality. (Scale value: 9.4)

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I am frequently beset with doubts about personal immortality. (Scale value: 7.8)

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I am at times beset with doubt about personal immortality. (Scale value: 7.0)

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I do not believe in immortality. (Scale value: 10.7)

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I believe that missionary work is primarily an opportunity to develop the missionary. (Scale value: 5.6)

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I believe that missionary work affords a good opportunity to engage in unselfish activity. (Scale value: 2.5)

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I believe that missionary work is largely a waste of time. (Scale value: 10.0)

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I believe that missionary work is not much more than an opportunity to travel and meet people. (Scale value: 9.7)

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I believe that missionary work is a choice opportunity to serve God and help others. (Scale value: 1.3)

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I believe that LDS Church members are much poorer neighbors because of the Church's influence. (Scale value: 11.0)

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I believe that LDS Church members are poorer neighbors because of the Church's influence. (Scale value: 9.9)

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I believe that LDS Church members are much better neighbors because of the Church's influence. (Scale value: 2.3)

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I believe that LDS Church members are somewhat better neighbors because of the Church's influence. (Scale value: 3.7)

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I believe that LDS Church members are no better neighbors because of the Church's influence. (Scale value: 7.8)

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When other people criticize the Church, I generally strongly defend it. (Scale value: 2.3)

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When other people criticize the Church, I generally remain silent. (Scale value: 6.7)

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When other people criticize the Church, I generally passively agree. (Scale value: 8.0)

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When other people criticize the Church, I generally join with them in criticism. (Scale value: 9.7)

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When other people criticize the Church, I generally mildly defend it. (Scale value: 5.3)

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The good done by the Church is not worth the money and energy spent on it. (Scale value: 9.8)

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There is much energy and money wasted in the Church, but the good done probably compensates for it. (Scale value: 5.9)

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Time and money spent in the Church are a nearly complete waste. (Scale value: 10.1)

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Time and money are nowhere better spent than in the Church. (Scale value: 1.4)

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The time and money invested in the Church are probably well spent. (Scale value: 3.7)

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I feel that the Relief Society is probably a good thing but I am not impressed with it. (Scale value: 6.1)

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I feel that the Relief Society is a splendid organization. (Scale value: 2.0)

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I feel that the Relief Society is one organization which has little usefulness. (Scale value: 9.3)

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I feel that the Relief Society is one of the better auxiliary organizations. (Scale value: 3.2)

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I feel that the Relief Society is just a scheme to keep the women from getting dissatisfied with the Church. (Scale value: 9.9)

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The Word of Wisdom is of little if any practical value. (Scale value: 9.6)

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Some of the parts of the Word of Wisdom are good advice, but it certainly is not to be considered a commandment. (Scale value: 6.5)

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I believe the Church is absolutely correct in its teachings about the Word of Wisdom. (Scale value: 1.2)

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The Word of Wisdom is probably a good thing, but many other things are more important. (Scale value: 5.9)

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I believe in the Word of Wisdom, but I think the Church leaders stress it too much. (Scale value: 5.3)

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I think that the MIA is probably a good thing to have to keep the young people off the streets. (Scale value: 4.4)

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I think that the MIA is a Church auxiliary and therefore all those eligible should attend its meetings. (Scale value: 2.6)

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I think that the MIA is a fine auxiliary program for those interested in attending. (Scale value: 3.9)

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I think that the MIA is something to be disregarded. (Scale value: 9.7)

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I think that the MIA is not much better than nothing at all. (Scale value: 9.7)

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I believe that a few of our present leaders are occasionally inspired by God. (Scale value: 5.4)

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I believe that our leaders today are generally good men who are directing the affairs of the Church without supernatural aid. (Scale value: 6.5)

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I believe that Church leaders were inspired in Joseph Smith's day but are not any more because of unworthiness. (Scale value: 9.6)

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I believe that the Church remains under inspired leadership today. (Scale value: 1.2)

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I believe that the Church has never been under inspired leadership. (Scale value: 10.8)

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In cases where the findings of science seem to conflict with the teachings of the Church, I generally tend to favor the Church over scientific findings. (Scale value: 3.8)

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In cases where the findings of science seem to conflict with the teachings of the Church, I generally tend to defend strongly the findings of science. (Scale value: 9.8)

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In cases where the findings of science seem to conflict with the teachings of the Church, I generally tend to defend strongly the Church's position. (Scale value: 2.4)

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In cases where the findings of science seem to conflict with the teachings of the Church, I generally tend to favor neither the Church nor science to any extent. (Scale value: 6.1)

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In cases where the findings of science seem to conflict with the teachings of the Church, I generally tend to favor the scientific findings over the Church's position. (Scale value: 8.8)

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I feel that I only rarely benefit when I attend Church meetings. (Scale value: 8.1)

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I feel that I usually benefit when I attend Church meetings. (Scale value: 3.5)

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I feel that I benefit occasionally when I attend Church meetings. (Scale value: 5.2)

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I feel that I never benefit when I attend Church meetings. (Scale value: 9.8)

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I feel that I benefit greatly whenever I attend Church meetings. (Scale value: 2.0)

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I believe that the Church's method of selecting leaders is excellent. (Scale value: 1.5)

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I believe that the Church's method of selecting leaders is good but could be improved. (Scale value: 5.4)

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I believe that the Church's method of selecting leaders should be entirely revised and a good system substituted for it. (Scale value: 9.7)

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I believe that the Church's method of selecting leaders is unscientific and unfair. (Scale value: 9.8)

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I believe that the Church's method of selecting leaders is fair but could be greatly improved. (Scale value: 6.1)

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I believe that the teachings of the Church have neither helped nor hindered me to any extent in enjoying life. (Scale value: 6.3)

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I believe that the teachings of the Church have hindered me to an appreciable extent from enjoying life. (Scale value: 9.7)

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I believe that the teachings of the Church have greatly hindered me from enjoying life. (Scale value: 10.0)

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I believe that the teachings of the Church have helped me to an appreciable extent in enjoying life. (Scale value: 2.7)

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I believe that the teachings of the Church have helped me tremendously in enjoying life. (Scale value: 1.7)

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On the whole, I believe the missionary program is a stupid waste of time and money. (Scale value: 10.7)

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On the whole, I believe the missionary program is excellently conceived and carried out. (Scale value: 1.9)

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On the whole, I believe the missionary program is falling down in spots but is generally progressing well. (Scale value: 5.4)

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On the whole, I believe the missionary program is not doing nearly as well as it should. (Scale value: 8.1)

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On the whole, I believe the missionary program is largely wasted effort. (Scale value: 9.9)

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Attitudes toward the LDS Church Scale