scholarly journals Intrinsic and extrinsic religiousness: genetic and environmental influences and personality correlates

Twin Research ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J Bouchard ◽  
Matt McGue ◽  
David Lykken ◽  
Auke Tellegen
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Monozygotic Twins ◽  
Religious Fundamentalism ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
Personality Correlates ◽  
The Family ◽  
Significant Heritability ◽  
Environmental Component ◽  
Psychological Inventory

AbstractThis report presents findings for the Intrinsic (IR) and Extrinsic (ER) religiousness scales from the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart. The scales were shown to be internally consistent, sufficiently distinct from the scales of the California Psychological Inventory and the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire and unrelated to a number of measures of response style to justify treating them as distinct traits. The I scales also showed considerable evidence of construct validity in its correlations with religious fundamentalism and authoritarianism as assessed by the MMPI and Altemeyer's Right-Wing Authoritarianism scale. Data on IR and ER from 35 pairs of monozygotic twins reared apart (MZA) and 37 pairs of dizygotic twins reared apart (DZA) were fitted to a biometric model and demonstrated significant heritability (0.43 and 0.39), with a model containing genetic plus environmental factors fitting significantly better than a model containing only an environmental component. Twin similarity could not be explained by placement on a self-reported measure of family Moral Religious Emphasis as measured by the Family Environment Scale.

scholarly journals Causality and confounding between Right Wing Authoritarianism, education, and Socio-Economic Status; a twin study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolai Haahjem Eftedal ◽  
Thomas Haarklau Kleppestø ◽  
Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski ◽  
Espen Moen Eilertsen ◽  
Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Twin Study ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The Family

While it is well-established that education and Right Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) are quite strongly negatively correlated, it is still unclear why this is the case. There could be causal effects between these variables, in one or both directions, which can be either direct or mediated. And there could also be confounding third variables influencing their association. Using a sample of 320 monozygotic- and 312 dizygotic twin pairs, we were able to control for confounding influences from both genes and the family-environment, increasing our ability to infer causal effects. Furthermore, we investigate the roles of perceived Socio-Economic Status (SES) in both childhood and adulthood; SES in childhood could be a confound between education and RWA, and SES in adulthood could be a mediator. We explore these hypotheses with ACE-β models, which extend the logic of discordant twin designs into a structural equation framework. Our results are consistent with a causal effect of education to reduce RWA. SES in adulthood did not mediate this effect. We find that the negative correlation between RWA and education is further amplified by confounding influences, mostly from the family environment, which are partly associated with SES.

A mediational analysis of the role of right-wing authoritarianism and religious fundamentalism in the religiosity–prejudice link

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 851-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan K. Johnson ◽  
Wade C. Rowatt ◽  
Lucy M. Barnard-Brak ◽  
Julie A. Patock-Peckham ◽  
Jordan P. LaBouff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Religious Fundamentalism ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
Mediational Analysis

scholarly journals FUNDAMENTALISM AMONG ACEHNESE YOUTH: ACEHNESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES ON RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RIGHT-WING AUTHORITARIANISM, AND MILITIA SENTIMENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 01-08
Author(s):  
Alif Azadi Taufik ◽  
Farnanda .
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Religious Fundamentalism ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Strong Correlations ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
Religious Fundamentalist ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The Right

Purpose:This study aims to measure the attitude levels of Acehnese university students on religious fundamentalism, right-wing authoritarianism, and militia sentiments and determine whether there are strong correlations between these attitudes. Methodology:A modified Islamic and Indonesian version of the Revised Religious Fundamentalism Scale, the Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale, and the Militia Scale were employed in an online survey.The survey gathered 308 responses and 85 of them completed. Results:Acehnese Muslims display a 69.3%, 54% and 58% attitude level of religious fundamentalism, right-wing authoritarianism, and militia sentiments respectively, displayingattitudes significantly higher than Toronto Muslims, Hindus, Jews, United States and Canadian Christians, and Ghanaian Christians and Muslims. Religious fundamentalist attitudes correlated 72% with right-wing authoritarian attitudes and 62%with militia sentiments. Right-wing authoritarianism correlated 61% with militia sentiments. Implications:The findings of this study are useful in understanding the interlocking social relationships of religious fundamentalism, right-wing authoritarianism, and militia sentiments. Specifically, these findings indicate the challenges the Indonesian government still face in empowering democracy and restoring the central government’s legitimacy in Aceh. Originality:This study adapts well-known scales into a unique Indonesian and Islamic context, providing a unique perspective in the discussion of religious fundamentalism, right-wing authoritarianism, and militia sentiments. It elucidates the unique personality of Acehnese youth, whom have been under studied.

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