BITE axis: Behavior
Behavior Control
Regulation of daily life — dress, schedule, finances, sleep, sex, and relationships. The first BITE category.
How it looks in practice
Behavior control shows up as dress codes for women, prescribed daily prayer schedules, prohibitions on dating outside the group, leadership approval required for major life decisions like marriage or career, and financial extraction (tithing, mandatory event fees, ashram contributions).
BITE-model connection
The first BITE axis. CLCI behavior scores of 7+ generally indicate residential or near-total daily-life regulation; scores of 3-6 indicate substantial but not all-consuming behavioural demands; 0-2 indicates ordinary voluntary religious practice.
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