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Religious diversity, empathy, and God images : perspectives from the psychology of religion shaping a study among adolescents in the UK
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Francis, Leslie J., Croft, Jennifer and Pyke, Alice (2012) Religious diversity, empathy, and God images : perspectives from the psychology of religion shaping a study among adolescents in the UK. Journal of Beliefs & Values, Vol.33 (No.3). pp. 293-307. doi:10.1080/13617672.2012.732810 ISSN 1361-7672.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2012.732810
Abstract
Major religious traditions agree in advocating and promoting love of neighbour as well as love of God. Love of neighbour is reflected in altruistic behaviour and empathy stands as a key motivational factor underpinning altruism. This study employs the empathy scale from the Junior Eysenck Impulsiveness Questionnaire to assess the association between empathy and God images among a sample of 5993 religiously diverse adolescents (13–15 years old) attending state maintained schools in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and London. The key psychological theory being tested by these data concerns the linkage between God images and individual differences in empathy. The data demonstrate that religious identity (e.g. Christian, Muslim) and religious attendance are less important than the God images which young people hold. The image of God as a God of mercy is associated with higher empathy scores, while the image of God as a God of justice is associated with lower empathy scores.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education ( -2013) | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Adolescent psychology, Teenagers -- Religious life, Empathy -- Religious aspects -- Christianity, Empathy in children, Psychology, Religious | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Beliefs & Values | ||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||
ISSN: | 1361-7672 | ||||
Official Date: | 2012 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.33 | ||||
Number: | No.3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 293-307 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/13617672.2012.732810 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 23 December 2015 | ||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 23 December 2015 | ||||
Funder: | Arts & Humanities Research Council (Great Britain) (AHRC) | ||||
Grant number: | AH/G014035/1 (AHRC) |
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