Moreover, to assess the relation of the predictor variables to exclusivity, we then performed another set of regressions in which the criterion measure was exclusivity rather than religiosity, and religiosity was controlled along with demographics. To scaffold interpretation of the regression analyses, we first performed correlation analyses among our variables of interest. We examined the zero-order relation between rank in human development and rank in oppression- and variables not only in the 10 countries examined in Study 1 but in all countries for which we had these data (expressing at the country level, 148 < < 176). ns ns Results and Discussion Internal reliability of religiosity The five religion items in Study 1 formed a reliable index when standardized (α = .72). We used the mean of these five “religiosity” items as a single measure of religiosity. relations among religiosity, conservatism, human development, and oppression. Table 2 shows the pattern of relations among religiosity, conservatism, oppression, militarization and human development. As expected, we found that our two indices of oppression were moderately to strongly correlated, that our two indices of militarization were strongly correlated, and that all four indices were intercorrelated, Cronbach’s = .66. We also found, as expected, that religiosity and conservatism α (exclusivity) were notably more predominant in lower HDI countries, and that lower HDI countries suffered notably more oppression. Despite the general empirical overlap between militarization and oppression, and the negative relation between HDI and oppression indices, HDI was positively related or unrelated to our measures of militarization. This means that HDI was confounded with
Moreover, to assess the relation of the predictor variables to exclusivity, we then performed another set of regressions in which the criterion measure was exclusivity rather than religiosity, and religiosity was controlled along with demographics. To scaffold interpretation of the regression analyses, we first performed correlation analyses among our variables of interest. We examined the zero-order relation between rank in human development and rank in oppression- and variables not only in the 10 countries examined in Study 1 but in all countries for which we had these data (expressing ns at the country level, 148 < ns < 176). Results and Discussion Internal reliability of religiosity The five religion items in Study 1 formed a reliable “religiosity” index when standardized (α = .72). We used the mean of these five items as a single measure of religiosity. relations among religiosity, conservatism, human development, and oppression. Table 2 shows the pattern of relations among religiosity, conservatism, oppression, militarization and human development. As expected, we found that our two indices of oppression were moderately to strongly correlated, that our two indices of militarization were strongly correlated, and that all four indices were intercorrelated, Cronbach’s α = .66. We also found, as expected, that religiosity and conservatism (exclusivity) were notably more predominant in lower HDI countries, and that lower HDI countries suffered notably more oppression. Despite the general empirical overlap between militarization and oppression, and the negative relation between HDI and oppression indices, HDI was positively related or unrelated to our measures of militarization. This means that HDI was confounded with
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