Effect of a spiritual education programme in developing altruism and prosocial behaviour among children
This article reports on a two-year experimental study with 3278 children from schools in 15 countries, who underwent a spiritual education programme (SEP) aimed at enhancing altruism and prosocial behaviour. Results showed that post-test scores of the participant children on the self-report altruism...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Taylor & Francis
[2017]
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International journal of children's spirituality
Jahr: 2017, Band: 22, Heft: 3/4, Seiten: 220-238 |
RelBib Classification: | AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion AH Religionspädagogik CB Christliche Existenz; Spiritualität NCB Individualethik NCC Sozialethik RF Christliche Religionspädagogik; Katechetik |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Spirituality
B prosocial behaviour B Altruism B Children |
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Zusammenfassung: | This article reports on a two-year experimental study with 3278 children from schools in 15 countries, who underwent a spiritual education programme (SEP) aimed at enhancing altruism and prosocial behaviour. Results showed that post-test scores of the participant children on the self-report altruism scale and prosocial personality battery were higher than the comparison group, and their own pre-test scores. Participant children from affluent countries, high scorers on self-reported religiosity and spirituality, those who attended six-eight rounds of the SEP and regularly self-practiced, had higher post-treatment scores. Hierarchical regression models showed that self-practice was the most important post-test predictor of altruism and prosocial behaviour. |
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ISSN: | 1469-8455 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: International journal of children's spirituality
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1364436X.2017.1369012 |