Item | Muslims mean score | Christians mean score | T-statistic | P-value | Effect size (Cohen’s d) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
How often do you attend mosque/church or other religious meetings? (DUREL) | 3.38 | 4.46 | −3.37 | < 0.001* | −0.58 |
How often do you spend time in private religious activities, such as prayer, or Scripture study? (DUREL) | 4.83 | 3.4 | 6.71 | < 0.001* | 1.16 |
In my life, I experience the presence of the Divine (i.e., God) (DUREL) | 4.97 | 4.46 | 9.17 | < 0.001* | 1.58 |
My religious beliefs are what really lie behind my whole approach to life (DUREL) | 4.57 | 4.26 | 1.93 | 0.05 | 0.33 |
I try hard to carry my religion over into all other dealings in life (DUREL) | 4.87 | 4.31 | 7.01 | < 0.001* | 1.21 |
It is morally wrong to hunt wild animals for sport (BMAAS) | 3.14 | 3.20 | −0.21 | 0.83 | −0.04 |
I do not think that there is anything wrong with using animals in medical research (BMAAS) | 2.50 | 2.26 | 1.03 | 0.30 | 0.18 |
I think it is perfectly acceptable for cattle and sheep to be raised for human consumption (BMAAS) | 1.48 | 1.80 | −1.99 | 0.05 | −0.34 |
Basically, humans have the right to use animals as we see fit (BMAAS) | 3.87 | 3.49 | 1.65 | 0.10 | 0.29 |
The slaughter of whales and dolphins should be immediately stopped even if it means some people will be put out of work (BMAAS) | 3.52 | 3.83 | −1.27 | 0.20 | −0.22 |
I sometimes get upset when I see wild animals in cages at zoos (BMAAS) | 3.56 | 3.71 | −0.67 | 0.51 | −0.12 |
Breeding animals for their skins is a legitimate use of animals (BMAAS) | 2.86 | 2.54 | 1.26 | 0.21 | 0.22 |
Some aspects of biology can only be learned through dissecting preserved animals such as cats (BMAAS) | 2.94 | 2.40 | 2.19 | 0.03 | 0.38 |
It is unethical to breed purebred cats when millions of cats are killed in animal shelters each year (BMAAS) | 3.25 | 3.69 | −1.57 | 0.12 | −0.27 |
The use of animals such as rabbits for testing the safety of cosmetics and household products is unnecessary and should be stopped (BMAAS) | 3.60 | 3.97 | −1.46 | 0.15 | −0.25 |