Temptation Bias: Seeing Oneself as Better Able Than Others to Resist Temptation
Temptation bias is an individual’s belief that he or she is better able than others to resist temptation. We hypothesized that temptation bias is moderated by religious commitment and obsessive sexual thought as measured by the Religious Commitment Inventory—10 and the Garos Sexual Behavior Index, r...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2005
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Research in the social scientific study of religion
Year: 2005, Volume: 15, Pages: 235-261 |
| Further subjects: | B
Social sciences
B Religion & Gesellschaft |
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| Summary: | Temptation bias is an individual’s belief that he or she is better able than others to resist temptation. We hypothesized that temptation bias is moderated by religious commitment and obsessive sexual thought as measured by the Religious Commitment Inventory—10 and the Garos Sexual Behavior Index, respectively. Female college student participants reported their expected level of temptation in twelve scenarios that involved both sexual and non-sexual content. High religious commitment and high obsessive sexual thought were associated with greater temptation bias. We interpret results in terms of the motivation to maintain self-control. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Research in the social scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789047406563_016 |