종교 간 대화 준비도 척도(K-REDIT)의 타당화

Abstract

Interreligious Dialogue is needed to reduce prejudice and conflicts in Korean society as a multi-religious society. This study examined validated the Korean version of the Readiness to Engage in Interreligious Dialogue Test(REDIT) that measures readiness to engage in dialogue on religious topics and to understand other religious affiliations. Using exploratory factor analysis with 254 participants, it was found that a three factors(curiosity on religious topics, attitude towards mutual understanding, emotion involvement) with 25 items. Confirmatory factor analysis conducted with 245 participants and a three factor model has acceptable model fit. Further, associations with other variables supported criterion, convergent, predictive validity of the K-REDIT. The incremental validity was also supported. The K-REDIT can contribute to address incidents of religious discrimination and inequality in Korea. It has an implication that it provides information on what characteristics are needed as a factor to prepare for dialogue between religions. Finally, there is a limitation in that the possibility of generalization should be increased through sampling including various age groups.