Religiosity and prosocial behavior among churchgoers: exploring underlying mechanisms

Research has shown that religious beliefs and practices are related, to some extent, to prosocial behaviors, but less is known about why it is so. In addition, participating in the traditional Christian ritual (Sunday Mass) may be particularly powerful in eliciting prosocial behavior among believers...

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Authors: Cappellen, Patty van (Author) ; Saroglou, Vassilis (Author) ; Toth-Gauthier, Maria (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2016]
In: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 19-30
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Sunday / Worship service / Church attendance / Religiosity / Pro-social behavior
IxTheo Classification:AE Psychology of religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
CH Christianity and Society
RC Liturgy
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Parallel Edition:Electronic