The Euthanasia-Religion Nexus: Exploring Religious Orientation and Euthanasia Attitude Measures in a Muslim Context

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naser Aghababaei
Keyword(s):  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Intrinsic Religiosity ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Single Item ◽  
Extrinsic Religiosity ◽  
Religious Orientation Scale ◽  
Attitude Measures ◽  
Orientation Scale ◽  
The Relationship

Using religious orientation paradigm, this twofold study examined the relationship between euthanasia attitude and religiosity, and compared single-item and multi-item scales of euthanasia attitude. Three hundred students were asked whether they view euthanasia as moral. In addition, participants completed the Euthanasia Attitude Scale (EAS) and Religious Orientation Scale-Revised. Results indicated that intrinsic religiosity was the strongest correlate of negative attitudes toward euthanasia. This type of religiosity explained additional variance when added to the two types of extrinsic religiosity (social, personal), but the reverse was not the case. The fairly strong correlation of intrinsic religiosity with the EAS provides evidence of construct validity for the EAS and proved it to be a better measure for assessing euthanasia attitude, rather than the single-item scale.

scholarly journals Ambivalent Sexism, Scriptural Literalism, and Religiosity

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 412-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn Meghan Burn ◽  
Julia Busso
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Ambivalent Sexism ◽  
Hostile Sexism ◽  
Intrinsic Religiosity ◽  
Gender Differentiation ◽  
Extrinsic Religiosity ◽  
Religious Orientation Scale ◽  
Orientation Scale ◽  
Scriptural Literalism

This correlational study explores the hypothesis that religiosity and scriptural literalism (the degree to which one interprets scriptures literally) are associated with sexism. Participants were female and male ( N = 504) university students who anonymously completed the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory ( Glick & Fiske, 1996 , 1997 , 2001a , 2001b ), the Scriptural Literalism Scale ( Hogge & Friedman, 1967 ), and the Religious Orientation Scale-Revised ( Gorsuch & McPherson, 1989 ). Intrinsic religiosity, extrinsic religiosity, and scriptural literalism were positively associated with benevolent, but not hostile, sexism. Intrinsic religiosity and scriptural literalism were positively related to the protective paternalism subscale, whereas extrinsic religiosity was related to the heterosexual intimacy, complementary gender differentiation, and protective paternalism subscales.

Forms and Degrees of Religious Commitment: Intrinsic Orientation in a Swedish Context

1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Hovemyr
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Religious Commitment ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Academic Environments ◽  
Religious Orientation Scale ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Orientation Scale ◽  
Intrinsic Orientation

The psychometric properties of the revised Swedish Religious Orientation Scale (SROS II) were tested in two academic environments. Intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest orientations and their relation to self-esteem were examined. An attempt was made to identify two sub-groups within the intrinsic sphere, specified as Intrinsic-Dogmatic (ID) and Intrinsic Reflective (IR), and to validate these, tentatively, in relation to degree of conservatism, using the revised Swedish Social Attitude Scale. The subjects were undergraduate students of psychology and theology. The results suggest that forms and degrees of religious commitment can be adequately measured by SROS II. The ID - IR hypothesis was supported and previous research findings with regard to self-esteem were partially replicated.

The Relationship between Religion, Religiosity and Death Anxiety among Indian Adolescents

1984 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mahabeer ◽  
K. Bhana
Keyword(s):  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Indian Adolescents ◽  
Religious Orientation Scale ◽  
Orientation Scale ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Male Subjects ◽  
Practical Implications

Templer's Death Anxiety Scale and the Religious Orientation Scale of the OPI were administered to 360 Indian adolescents to examine the relationship between religion and religiosity and death anxiety. Muslim subjects were found to be more death anxious than Christian and Hindu subjects. The degree of commitment to one's religious practices and beliefs did not intensify or reduce death anxiety. Further, female subjects manifested higher death anxiety than male subjects. The results are discussed in terms of their theoretical and practical implications.

scholarly journals Religious as quest and its relationship with intrinsic and extrinsic orientation

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Jaume ◽  
Hugo Simkin ◽  
Edgardo Etchezahar
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Religious Orientation Scale ◽  
Orientation Scale ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Extrinsic Orientation ◽  
Universal Scale ◽  
Three Factor

Allport and Ross (1967) originally developed the religious orientation concept, identifying two types: intrinsic and extrinsic orientation. Later, Batson (1976) conceptualized a third type: the quest orientation, measured by the unidimensional Quest Religious Orientation Scale. However, subsequent works have reported the presence of a three-factor structure: preparation, self-criticism and openness. The aim of this work was the adaptation of the Quest Religious Orientation Scale to the Argentinean context in order to account for its dimensionality and to analyze its relationship with I-E Age Universal Scale (intrinsic and extrinsic orientation) in a sample of 334 university students (36.2% men) with an age range of 18 to 42 years (M = 24.8, SD = 2.63). The main results indicate a better fit of the data to the three correlated dimensions model of the Quest Religious Orientation Scale. This model allowed us to distinguish the relationship of each factor and the intrinsic and extrinsic orientations discovering significant differential relationships.

scholarly journals Relationship Among Family Planning Attitude, Gender and Religious Orientation of Individuals Preparing for Marriage

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 214-224
Author(s):  
Esra Ibar Aydin ◽  
Nevin Citak Bilgin
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Significant Variable ◽  
The Family ◽  
Religious Orientation Scale ◽  
Orientation Scale

Aim: The research was conducted to examine the relationship among family planning attitude, gender and religious orientation of individuals preparing for marriage. Methods: The descriptive study was conducted with 588 individuals who applied to the pre-marital counseling unit between February and October 2018. Research data were collected using personal information form, Family Planning Attitude Scale, Gender Scale and Religious Orientation Scale. Descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis were used to evaluate the data. Results: The average age of participants was 26.81±4.83; 51.2% were women and 47.8% with university or higher education. The Family Planning Attitude Scale score average was 123.64±19.29, the Gender Scale average score was 85.43±16.76 and the Religious Orientation Scale average score was 57.7±8.27. There was a positive, moderate relationship between family planning attitude and gender of participants and a negative, weak relationship between family planning attitude and religious orientations. While the perception of gender explained 21% of the variance related to the family planning attitude, the variance explained about the family planning attitude with the addition of religious orientation increased to 22%. Conclusion: The family planning attitudes of participants were positive, the important variable affecting the family planning attitude was gender perception, and although religious orientation was a significant variable in explaining the family planning attitude, the effect was minimal. Keywords: family planning, gender, religion, attitude

Religiosity and Attitude in the Face of Death in Brazilian Elderly

2018 ◽  
pp. 126-141
Author(s):  
Marta Helena Freitas ◽  
Claudia Cristina Fukuda ◽  
Vicente Paulo Alves ◽  
Lucy de Oliveira Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Religious Coping ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Face ◽  
Religious Orientation Scale ◽  
Orientation Scale ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Coping Scale ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter investigated possible links between religious motivations, attitudes, and coping in the face of death in Brazil. The participants included 478 people aged between 41 and 100 years, most of them women (77.82%). It employed the religious orientation scale (31 items), religious coping scale (33 items), and scale of attitudes in the face of death (46 items). Data were analyzed by means Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (Pearson), analysis of variance (ANOVA), exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency analysis (Cronbach's alpha). The overall survey results are presented in two large blocks. The first describes the correlations between the factors of religious coping, religious orientation, and attitudes in the face of death. The second presents the relationship between elderly's socio-biographical characteristics (age, income, education, gender, religion, and marital status), guidance and religious coping factors, and attitudes in the face of death. Finally, the authors discuss the results and their implications for the elderly.

scholarly journals Religious Orientation and its Relationship to Meaning of Life and Irrational Thinking among a Sample of University Student in Jeddah

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 605
Author(s):  
Nouf G. Arfashah
Keyword(s):  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Meaning Of Life ◽  
Religion And Science ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Irrational Thinking ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Religious Orientation Scale ◽  
Orientation Scale ◽  
The Relationship

The study aimed at exploring the relationship between religious orientation and the meaning of life on one hand, and religious orientations and irrational thinking on the other hand. It also aimed at exploring the relationship between the meaning of life and irrational thinking. The basic sample comprised 585 participants from university students in Jeddah, who were randomly selected from various humanities, religion and science majors. Research instruments included a religious orientation scale, meaning of life scale, and thoughts and beliefs scale. The study found: (1) a positive correlation between meaning of life and each of the intellectual cognitive religiousness, emotional enthusiastic religiousness and original true religiousness; (2) a negative correlation between meaning of life and ritual opportunist religiousness;  (3) a positive correlation between irrational thinking and and each of the intellectual cognitive religiousness, ritual opportunist religiousness and emotional enthusiastic religiousness; and (4) a negative correlation between the meaning of life and the inflexibility of thinking which is one aspect of irrational thinking.

scholarly journals A Challenge for Palliative Psychology: Freedom of Choice at the End of Life among the Attitudes of Physicians and Nurses

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ines Testoni ◽  
Camilla Bortolotti ◽  
Sara Pompele ◽  
Lucia Ronconi ◽  
Gloria Baracco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Freedom Of Choice ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Religious Orientation Scale ◽  
Orientation Scale ◽  
Education Courses ◽  
Method Approach

This article considers a particular aspect of palliative psychology that is inherent to the needs in the area of attitudes concerning Advance Healthcare Directives (AHDs) among Italian physicians and nurses after the promulgation of Law No. 219/2017 on AHDs and informed consent in 2018. The study utilized a mixed-method approach. The group of participants was composed of 102 healthcare professionals (63 females and 39 males). The quantitative part utilized the following scales: Attitudes toward Euthanasia, the Religious Orientation Scale, the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding, and the Testoni Death Representation Scale. The results were mostly in line with the current literature, especially concerning a positive correlation between religiosity and the participants’ rejection of the idea of euthanasia. However, the qualitative results showed both positive and negative attitudes towards AHDs, with four main thematic areas: “Positive aspects of the new law and of AHDs”, “Negative aspects of the new law and of AHDs”, “Changes that occurred in the professional context and critical incidents”, and “Attitudes towards euthanasia requests.” It emerged that there is not any polarization between Catholics or religious people and secularists: Their positions are substantially similar with respect to all aspects, including with regard to euthanasia. The general result is that the law is not sufficiently understood, and so a quarter of the participants associate AHDs with euthanasia. Discussions on the opportunity for palliative psychologists to help health professionals to better manage these issues through death education courses are presented.

Religious orientation and its relationship with spiritual intelligence

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 1281-1295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismael S. Albursan ◽  
Mohammad F. AlQudah ◽  
Salaheldin F. Bakhiet ◽  
Ahmad M. Alzoubi ◽  
Adel S. Abduljabbar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Religious Schools ◽  
Achievement Level ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Religious Orientation Scale ◽  
Orientation Scale ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Type Of School

We explored the relationship between religious orientation and spiritual intelligence. Specifically, we examined differences in spiritual intelligence by grade, type of school, and student achievement level. Participants were 142 students in the 7th and 10th grades, who were randomly selected from Al-Taif schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For data collection, we used Al-Ruwaitea's Religious Orientation Scale with its 4 dimensions of religiousness: personal extrinsic, social extrinsic, intrinsic, and quest, and we also developed a scale of spiritual intelligence (SI) for use in this study. Data analysis revealed statistically significant differences in SI by type of school, in favor of religious schools. There was no difference in SI by grade. Multiple regression analysis results showed that extrinsic socially oriented religiousness was the only religious orientation that was a significant predictor of SI.

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