Becoming a Christian Consciously versus Nonconsciously
The religious devotion of nonconscious, sudden, and gradual believers in a sample of 107 undergraduates was examined. Participants responded to three questionnaires exploring their conversion, investment in Christianity, and intrinsic-extrinsic religious orientation. Individuals who had made a consc...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
1991
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Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 1991, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 364-375 |
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| Summary: | The religious devotion of nonconscious, sudden, and gradual believers in a sample of 107 undergraduates was examined. Participants responded to three questionnaires exploring their conversion, investment in Christianity, and intrinsic-extrinsic religious orientation. Individuals who had made a conscious decision, sudden or gradual, to become a Christian were more devoted than those who had not. Attributions primarily supporting one's Christian identity were also explored: Having received Christ as Savior was linked to a conscious conversion decision and to higher devotion, whereas being raised as a Christian was linked to no conscious decision and to lower devotion. Post-decisional psychological processes that foster commitment are discussed. Issues for future research are suggested. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-1162 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009164719101900405 |