Religious Orientation and Prayer Experience

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (3_part_2) ◽  
pp. 1201-1202
Author(s):  
Ralph W. Hood ◽  
Ronald J. Morris ◽  
P. J. Watson
Keyword(s):  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Religious Affiliation

86 participants with at least nominal religious affiliation completed a questionnaire on experiences during prayer. All participants were identified as to religious orientation using Allport's well known typology. As predicted, no religious types differed on minimal phenomenological experiences during prayer. However, as predicted, intrinsic and indiscriminately favorable persons were more likely to interpret their experiences in relevant religious terms than were either extrinsic or indiscriminately anti-religious persons.

scholarly journals Religiosity and Customer Experience: a Study of the Nigerian Hospitality Industry

2020 ◽  
pp. 1723-1735
Author(s):  
Powel Maxwell Worimegbe
Keyword(s):  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Customer Experience ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Hospitality Sector

The effect of religiosity on customer experience has engendered a lot of debate in the existing literature. This study examines the effect of religiosity on customer experience among the three major religious groups in the hospitality sector in Nigeria. The study is premised on the dimensions of religiosity, which are religious knowledge, orientation, commitment and affiliation. Employing the survey research design, 544 customers in the hospitality industry who cut across the three main religions in Nigeria were sampled. The study employed the PLS-SEM tool in the analysis of data. The PLS-SEM analysis shows that religiosity (t-value=134.668) is a significant determinant of customer experience in the hospitality sector. The findings further reveal that there is no significant difference in customer experience among the three main ethnic groups in Nigeria. Practical Implication: It is inferred from the study that firms should pay attention to religiosity in order to give the customers an exciting experience. More attention should be paid to the customers’ religious orientation and knowledge. The role and significance of religion as relating to religious, affiliation, commitment, orientation and knowledge of the customers should not be ignored by firms in the provision of goods and services which will bring about better service encounter

scholarly journals Factors associated with retention in faith-based drug treatment centers in the Mexican-American border

Salud Mental ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 169-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ietza Bojorquez ◽  
◽  
Daniel Rodríguez ◽  
Olga Odgers ◽  
Ramiro Jaimes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Residential Treatment ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Retention Rate ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Treatment Facilities

Introduction. Faith-based centers are major providers of residential treatment for substance use problems in Mexico, but relatively few studies have been conducted in this context. Objective. To explore factors associated with treatment retention in two faith-based (with different religious orientation) residential treatment facilities for male drug users in Tijuana, Mexico. Method. We conducted an exploratory follow-up study of 328 clients admitted during 2014-2015 to either an Evangelical Pentecostal center or a faith-based center without a specific religious affiliation. The main outcome was retention, defined as remaining in treatment for at least three months. Results. Among participants, the retention rate was 38.7%. Multivariate logistic regression models showed that age (OR 1.04; 95% CI [1.01, 1.06]; p = .002) and having used heroin or opioids in the past 30 days (OR .50; 95% CI [.25, 1.00]; p = .049) were associated with retention. Having a personal religious affiliation was associated with retention in the Evangelical Pentecostal center, but not in the center without a specific religious affiliation. Discussion and conclusion. The retention rate was low, but within the previously reported range. The interaction of personal religious affiliation and the religious orientation of the center suggests that a match between a person’s religious convictions and those of the center could be important for retention. More research is needed to clarify the utility of faith-based centers for religious and non-religious drug users.

The effect of religiosity–morality interaction on auditor independence in Egypt

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 1009-1031
Author(s):  
Diana Mostafa ◽  
Mostaq Hussain ◽  
Ehab K.A. Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Auditor Independence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Interactional Effect

Purpose This paper aims to examine the effect of religiosity on the degree of auditor independence given the significance of symbolic gestures constructed by client economic conditions in different situations before and after considering the degree of auditors’ moral development. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses an experimental design based on running mixed factorial analysis of variance (SPANOVA) using mainly repeated measures GLM to test the interaction effects between (and within) variables on auditor independence. Findings The main findings indicate that there is a significant interactional effect between the degree of moral development and intrinsic religiosity on the degree of auditor independence, given the stimulating effect of the client’s economic gestures/conditions. Practical implications The Egyptian economy is growing and ensuring that auditor independence is paramount to sustaining the local, as well as foreign investors’ interest. Hence, this study is very important in highlighting factors that might lead to some impairment of auditors’ independence. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to test the interactional effect between the religious orientation rather than religious affiliation and moral development on the degree of auditor independence, such a relationship has not been tested before in the literature. Additionally and most importantly, it uses statistical measurement through its experimental design, as there is a lack of studies in terms of auditor independence in Egypt. The existing literature follows the perceptional assessment rather than the real measurement of the degree of auditor independence.

scholarly journals THE CHURCH AND CONGRESS: RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS AND FOREIGN POLICY VOTING IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-371
Author(s):  
Todd Collins ◽  
Kenneth A. Wink ◽  
James L. Guth ◽  
C. Don Livingston
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
House Of Representatives ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Religion And Politics ◽  
Political Elite ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
National Journal ◽  
The U.S

Recent literature in the religion and politics area has focused on the effect of various measures of religious affiliation on the political behavior of the mass public. Here we add to the evolving literature examining the influence of religious orientation on political elite behavior, focusing on the U.S. House of Representatives. Method. We use data on the religious affiliations of U.S. House members and National Journal scores of foreign policy voting to test the influence of religion on foreign policy ideology from 1998-2003. Our findings indicate that even after controlling for traditional political factors, religious identity influenced foreign policy voting in the House. African-American Protestants, Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and Evangelical Protestants present the most distinctive patterns. Conclusions. From this analysis we see further indications that religion influences legislative behavior in a way that, although intertwined with political partisanship, appears distinct from traditional political factors.

scholarly journals Church Growth in Times of Secularization: A Case Study of People Joining Evangelical Congregations in the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Vermeer ◽  
Peer Scheepers
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Church Growth ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
The People ◽  
The One

AbstractBackground: Today the Dutch religious landscape is characterized by two opposite trends. On the one hand, there is a massive and dominant trend of religious disaffiliation which mostly affects the Roman Catholic Church and the mainline Protestant churches, while on the other hand the Netherlands also witnesses the emergence of several independent, evangelical congregations of near megachurch size. Purpose: Against the background of these opposite trends, this paper focuses on the second trend and tries to explain why some people join an evangelical congregation. Methods: For this purpose, quantitative data gathered among the audiences of six thriving evangelical congregations are analyzed in view of the following research questions: (1) What was the previous religious affiliation of the people who switched or converted to one of the six participating evangelical congregations? and (2) Which factors induced the switch or conversion to these congregations? Results: Results of bivariate and multivariate analyses show that these congregations attract both mainline and orthodox Protestant switchers as well as a significant number of secular converts, whose decision to join these evangelical congregations is induced by early socialization experiences, their intrinsic religious orientation and the switching of their partner. Closer scrutiny into the background of the apparent secular converts reveals, however, that several of these converts are probably re-affiliates. Although these secular converts indicated to be a religious none in their early teens, their conversion to evangelicalism is in part still induced by certain, early religious socialization experiences. Conclusions and Implications: This insight puts the alleged success of these evangelical congregations in more perspective. It shows that their success is more a matter of circulating, religious believers and not so much a matter of successfully reaching out to the unchurched. In all likelihood, then, thriving evangelical congregations will remain an exception in secular societies like the Netherlands and evangelical church growth in no way marks a break with the ongoing trend of religious disaffiliation.

The Religious Affiliation of Representatives and Support for Funding the Iraq War

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 550-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd A. Collins ◽  
Kenneth A. Wink ◽  
James L. Guth ◽  
C. Don Livingston
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Iraq War ◽  
War On Terror ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Military Intervention ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Political Elite ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Political Dynamics ◽  
Roman Catholics

AbstractIn this article, we add to the evolving literature examining the importance of religious orientation and political elite behavior. We use data on the religious affiliations of United States House of Representative members to test the influence of religion on military funding for the “War on Terror.” Our findings indicate that, even after controlling for traditional political factors, such as ideology and partisanship, representatives' religious backgrounds often played a role in support for this bill. Roman Catholics, African-American Protestants, and those of other religions and the non-religious were more strongly opposed to funding for military intervention than mainline Protestants, even after controlling for other factors. This article provides a further look at the influence of religion and suggests that factors outside the traditional political dynamics may also be important in examining elite behaviors.

scholarly journals Links between Faith and Some Strengths of Character: Religious Commitment Manifestations as a Moderators

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 786
Author(s):  
Marcin Wnuk
Keyword(s):  
Religious Coping ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Religious Commitment ◽  
Religious Faith ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Herth Hope Index ◽  
Coping Scale ◽  
Positive Religious Coping

Religious commitment is a significant factor for the development of strengths of character. Previous studies have confirmed that for religious people, it is not religious affiliation but religious orientation that has influenced positive outcomes. The purpose of the research was to verify whether religious commitment moderates the relationship between faith and strengths of character in a sample of religious students from Poland. A cross-sectional investigation of 393 Polish students was performed with using following measures: the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSORFQ), the Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations (TRIM) scale, the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-6), the Purpose in Life Test (PIL) test, the Herth Hope Index (HHI), the Brief Religious Coping Scale (Brief RCOPE), and two one-item tools measuring religious practices such as frequency of prayer and attendance at Mass. The obtained results confirmed the moderating role of prayer, mass attendance, and positive religious coping on faith and meaning in life as well as hope. Additionally, positive religious coping moderated the relationships between faith and gratitude as well as between faith and motivation to avoid transgressors. The research has proven that faith without religious commitment is not a strong enough factor to improve strengths of character, and being a believer but not practicing religion is not sufficient to lead a person to finding meaning in life, having enhanced hope, or being able to forgive.

The Relationship between Religious Orientation and Pressure in Psychology I Students at the University of the Witwatersrand

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 530-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Laher
Keyword(s):  
Life Stress ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Year ◽  
Religious Orientation Scale ◽  
Orientation Scale ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being

This study considers the relationship between religious orientation and pressure in 494 first-year Psychology students at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Religious orientation is defined according to Allport's concepts of intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientation and was measured using the Allport-Ross Religious Orientation Scale-Revised. Pressure is a concept used by Weiten to define the everyday life stress experienced by individuals and was measured in this study using Weiten's Pressure Inventory. The influence of religious affiliation on religious orientation and pressure was also explored. Results revealed few significant differences between intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientation and the types of pressure experienced. Religious affiliation significantly affected religious orientation but had no influence on pressure. These results are discussed in relation to the literature on religion and mental health and well-being.

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