Religious Commitment and Empathic Concern: An Empirical Study of German Youth

There is very extensive literature on whether and how religiosity and empathy are related. Such research shows very different results, with some finding a positive influence while others seeing no influence. This paper presents research conducted on German youth (N=2157) regarding the question of ho...

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Main Author: Ziebertz, Hans-Georg 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: Journal of empirical theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 239-264
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Germany / Teenagers / Religious commitment / Sociocultural factor / Empathy
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AE Psychology of religion
KBB German language area
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B socio-cultural orientation
B Youth
B Empathic concern
B Religiosity
B Empirical Research
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