Table 1.
Measure | Variable Category | Measure Items | References |
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Incense burning | Independent Variable | Categorical coding: 1 for a traditional burner; 2 for an electronic burner; 3 for an electronic burner with doctrine reminder, as described in Figure 1 |
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Buddhism religiosity | Dependent Variable | Buddhism forms an important basis for the kind of person I want to be. My ideas on Buddhism have a big influence on my view in other areas. Were I to think about Buddhism differently, my whole life would be very different. I often think about Buddhist matters. Buddhism is one of the most important parts of my philosophy of life. |
Putney and Middleton, 2006 |
Worship intention | Dependent Variable | I am willing to use this incense to pray. The likelihood for me to pray with this incense is high. Probability for me to pray with this incense is high. |
Dodds, Mon and Grewal, 1991 |
Self-efficacy on health | Mediator | My behavior can have a positive effect in support of promoting health. I feel I could keep health by using this electronic incense. I could promote health by using health-friendly electronic incense. |
Kim and Choi, 2005 |
Health-promotion intention | Dependent Variable | The probability for me to adopt health-promotion behavior is high | Filipkowski et al., 2010 |