The Relationship Between Locus of Control and Religious Behavior and Beliefs in a Large Population of Parents: An Observational Study.
ALSPAC
Rotter
behavior
belief
locus of control
longitudinal cohort
religiosity
Journal
Frontiers in psychology
ISSN: 1664-1078
Titre abrégé: Front Psychol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101550902
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
24
06
2019
accepted:
02
06
2020
entrez:
17
7
2020
pubmed:
17
7
2020
medline:
17
7
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The purpose of the present study was to examine, in a large representative population, the association between self-reported religious beliefs, attitudes and behavior and locus of control (LOC) of reinforcement as defined by Rotter. Results of previous research have failed to clearly determine what, if any, associations existed. In this study, analyses showed individuals with an internal LOC were not only more likely to believe in a divine power, to admit a divine power helped them in the past, to ask for help from a divine power in the future, to attend places of worship more often than those who were external, but also that they were significantly more likely to maintain their religious beliefs and behaviors over a 6 year period compared to those with an external orientation. Additional exploratory analyses by gender revealed that compared to internal men, internal women were significantly more involved in all indicators of religious belief and action except for attending church weekly and obtaining help from religious leaders where internal men were higher. The present findings support the association between the generalized expectancy of LOC as defined by Rotter and religious beliefs, attitudes and behaviors.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32670168
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01462
pmc: PMC7330129
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1462Subventions
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MC_PC_15018
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MC_PC_19009
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Iles-Caven, Gregory, Ellis, Golding and Nowicki.
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