Exploring Social Belonging and Meaning in Religious Groups

Participation in religious groups may help religious individuals experience higher levels of belonging and meaning. The current study explored how the makeup of religious groups as either ideologically homogeneous or diverse influences belonging and meaning, and also tested religious intellectual hu...

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Auteurs: Zhang, Hansong (Auteur) ; Captari, Laura E. (Auteur) ; Coomes, Steven P. (Auteur) ; Davis, Don E. (Auteur) ; Farrell, Jennifer E. (Auteur) ; Hook, Joshua N. (Auteur) ; Mosher, David K. (Auteur) ; Van Tongeren, Daryl R. (Auteur)
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Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage Publishing [2019]
Dans: Journal of psychology and theology
Année: 2019, Volume: 47, Numéro: 1, Pages: 3-19
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Groupe religieux / Homogénéité / Pluralisme religieux / Humilité / Sentiment communautaire / Sens
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
AE Psychologie de la religion
NCB Éthique individuelle
Sujets non-standardisés:B positive psychology
B religious issues in psychotherapy
B well-being / spiritual maturity
B psychology of religion
B spiritual / spiritual growth
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Résumé:Participation in religious groups may help religious individuals experience higher levels of belonging and meaning. The current study explored how the makeup of religious groups as either ideologically homogeneous or diverse influences belonging and meaning, and also tested religious intellectual humility as a possible moderator of this relationship. Participants (N = 229) were randomly assigned to imagine themselves participating in an ideologically homogeneous or diverse group, and then completed a series of questionnaires. Participants in the ideologically diverse condition reported lower levels of belonging and meaning than did participants in the ideologically homogenous condition, but this effect was not as large for participants high in intellectual humility. High levels of religious commitment and intrinsic religious orientation predicted lower levels of intellectual humility, and high levels of quest religious orientation predicted higher levels of intellectual humility. We conclude by discussing limitations and areas for future research.
ISSN:2328-1162
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0091647118806345