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Francis, Leslie J., Walker, David S. and Village, Andrew (2022) Christianity, personality and environmental concern among 13- to 15-year-old students in England and Wales. Journal of Empirical Theology . doi:10.1163/15709256-20221432 ISSN 0922-2936. (In Press)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15709256-20221432
Abstract
This study explores the connection between Christianity and environmental concern among a sample of 23,714 13- to 15-year-old students (who self-identify as Christian or self-identify as no religion) employing three scales of Attitude toward Christianity, Conservative Christian Belief, and Environmental Concern and Behaviour, together with measures of personality, church attendance, and personal prayer. The key findings are that: religious behaviours, church attendance and personal prayer, are significant predictors, with churchgoing and praying students holding higher levels of environmental concern and behaviour; religious affect is more significant than religious behaviours, with a positive attitude toward Christianity accounting for greater variance than churchgoing and prayer in predicting higher levels of environmental concern and behaviour; conservative Christian belief is associated with lower levels of environmental concern and behaviour (after taking into account religious practice and religious affect); and nominal Christian affiliation is associated with lower levels of environmental concern and behaviour.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Teenagers -- England -- Attitudes, Teenagers -- Wales -- Attitudes, Christian youth -- England -- Attitudes, Christian youth -- Wales -- Attitudes, Environmental protection -- Public opinion, Religiousness, Personality | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Empirical Theology | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Brill | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0922-2936 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 2022 | ||||||||
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| Number of Pages: | 24 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1163/15709256-20221432 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | In Press | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 15 November 2022 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 16 November 2022 |
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