Development of criterion measures of overseas missionary performance

Abstract

To establish criterion measures of effectiveness in overseas missionary performance, a committee of 567 experts (e.g., missionaries and home office personnel) selected criterion variables involving personal, social, and professional elements of missionary work and designed The Missionary in Action-A Descriptive Check List (MINA) to measure behavioral attributes relevant to the missionary enterprise. Ss also completed the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior. A factor analysis of the MINA check list resulted in 11 factors. Results indicate that future efforts should be directed toward developing the MINA check list and other criterion measures derived from native cultures. (17 ref) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)