The reliability of a scale to measure belief in a day of judgment was assessed using a sample of 162 undergraduate students. The scale had good reliability, and 12 of the 20 items constituted a homogenous subset of items. Scores on the scale were moderately associated with scores on a traditional religiosity scale, but were not associated with fears of death and dying.
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