Malaysia is a unique country that consists of various races with different religious and cultural backgrounds. In maintaining national harmony, knowing and understanding the cultures and religions of other races is important. As is well known, Hinduism is one of the minority religions practiced by Malaysians, particularly the Indian community. However, few people are aware that in Hinduism there are also several sects. This study is conducted to understand the identity of the Hindu religious sect that is practiced by the majority of the Malaysian Hindu community, namely Saivism, through beliefs and religious practices. Thus, an instrument for measuring the identity of Hindu Saivites through beliefs and religious practices has been developed. A pilot study was conducted involving 50 respondents consisting of Hindu Saivites in Klang Valley. The reliability value of Cronbach's alpha on the constructed instrument is 0.88. Such reliability value indicates that the constructed instrument may measure the beliefs and religious practices of the Hindu Saivites as well as their relationship to identity.
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To Cite this Article: Ismail, R. I., Awang, J., and Ismail, I. (2022). Validity and Reliability of the Instrument in Measuring the Identity of Hindu Saivites through Beliefs and Religious Practices. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 12(6), 1335– 1346.
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