Abstract
Introduction:
Religious fundamentalism is a complex religious phenomenon that involves cultural and social domains. Like values, it would potentially provide a
description of how human beings should be. Nevertheless, extensive research has focused on the association between traits and fundamentalism,
while the link with values has so far been neglected.
Methods:
We examined how traits and values might predict religious fundamentalism in a sample of 250 Italian Catholics (57.5% females).
Results:
Results partially confirmed the significant positive correlation between neuroticism and consciousness traits and religious fundamentalism, and
highlighted the strong positive association with openness to change/conservative dimension value. In addition, when the overlap between traits and
values was controlled for, hierarchical regression showed that values predicted fundamentalism better than traits.
Conclusion:
These findings could support the hypothesis that religious fundamentalism can be conceptualized as a motivational-goal attitude trait more than an
enduring disposition.
Religious fundamentalism is a complex religious phenomenon that involves cultural and social domains. Like values, it would potentially provide a
description of how human beings should be. Nevertheless, extensive research has focused on the association between traits and fundamentalism,
while the link with values has so far been neglected.
Methods:
We examined how traits and values might predict religious fundamentalism in a sample of 250 Italian Catholics (57.5% females).
Results:
Results partially confirmed the significant positive correlation between neuroticism and consciousness traits and religious fundamentalism, and
highlighted the strong positive association with openness to change/conservative dimension value. In addition, when the overlap between traits and
values was controlled for, hierarchical regression showed that values predicted fundamentalism better than traits.
Conclusion:
These findings could support the hypothesis that religious fundamentalism can be conceptualized as a motivational-goal attitude trait more than an
enduring disposition.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | The Open Psychology Journal |
| Vol/bind | 14 |
| Nummer | 1 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 24-32 |
| Antal sider | 9 |
| ISSN | 1874-3501 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - feb. 2021 |
Emneord
- eksperimentel psykologi
- fundamentalisme