Religion makes—and unmakes—the status quo: religiosity and spirituality have opposing effects on conservatism via RWA and SDO
Although religiosity and conservatism often go hand-in-hand, some approaches to religion may challenge the status quo. Indeed, spirituality—a religious orientation that fosters universalism (i.e., an ideology of egalitarianism and inclusivity; see Hirsh, Walberg, & Peterson, 2013. Spiritual libe...
| Published in: | Religion, brain & behavior |
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| Authors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2020]
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| In: |
Religion, brain & behavior
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religiosity
/ Conservatism
/ RWA-Skala
/ Social environment
/ Spirituality
/ Political ideas
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion AG Religious life; material religion CB Christian life; spirituality CG Christianity and Politics |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B political sophistication B RWA B Religiosity B SDO |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | Although religiosity and conservatism often go hand-in-hand, some approaches to religion may challenge the status quo. Indeed, spirituality—a religious orientation that fosters universalism (i.e., an ideology of egalitarianism and inclusivity; see Hirsh, Walberg, & Peterson, 2013. Spiritual liberals and religious conservatives. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4(1), 14-20. doi:10.1177/1948550612444138)—may correlate negatively with conservatism via decreases in the preference for group-based hierarchy (i.e., social dominance orientation; SDO). We investigated this possibility in a national sample of religiously identified adults (N = 7417). As hypothesized, religious identification correlated positively with conservatism via right-wing authoritarianism (RWA), whereas spiritual identification correlated negatively with conservatism via decreases in SDO. Moreover, political identity centrality strengthened the negative association between spirituality and SDO, as well as the positive associations RWA and SDO had with conservatism (though the RWA × Political Identity Centrality interaction was only marginally significant). Political identity centrality did not, however, moderate the positive association between religiosity and RWA. Collectively, these results demonstrate that religious and spiritual identification have countervailing associations with conservatism via distinct pathways and suggest that political awareness helps to connect some—but not all—religious orientations to socio-political views. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-5981 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion, brain & behavior
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/2153599X.2019.1607540 |