Profiles of Relationships With Symbols of the Cross and the Bible. Comparative Study with the Semantic Differential and Principal Component Analysis
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2024
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The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between individuals and religious symbols, focusing in particular on the symbols of the Christian cross and the Bible. The study was conducted with Catholic young people (N = 239) aged between 12 and 24. The research was conducted in 2023 and 2024. To determine the meaning attributed to religious symbols, the standard version of the semantic differential method by Osgood (1964) was used. The selection of participants for the study was a targeted selection. The paper and pencil method was used in the study. Respondents marked their answers on a response sheet. The method enables precise and objective measurement of emotions, attitudes and perceptions associated with symbol.
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religious symbols, semantic differential method, Catholic youth, PCA Analysis