The Attribution of Success and Failure as Related to Different Patterns of Religious Orientation
In this article, I examine perceptions of causal attributions concerning success and failure against the background of different patterns of religious orientation, namely, intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest. A total of 150 participants (religious and nonreligious) from 3 academic environments in Sweden...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1998
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The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 1998, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 107-124 |
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| Summary: | In this article, I examine perceptions of causal attributions concerning success and failure against the background of different patterns of religious orientation, namely, intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest. A total of 150 participants (religious and nonreligious) from 3 academic environments in Sweden assessed on 3 dimensions, 10 causal ascriptions, 8 of which were taken from earlier attributional research; 2 represented religious issues. The results indicated that religious participants gave preference to secular attributions, especially when assessing the causes of failure. The differences in attributions for the different religious orientations were most marked with regard to the extrinsic orientation. With reference to self-esteem, it was found, contrary to expectations based on previous research but in accordance with the hypotheses in this study, that participants attributing success to external factors God's help or answer to prayer, or both, had higher self-esteem scores. |
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| ISSN: | 1532-7582 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1207/s15327582ijpr0802_4 |