Does Guilt Motivate Prayer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2287777 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony D Hermann (Department of Psychology Bradley University, corresponding author), Austin J Simpson (0000-0002-6395-4042, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences University of Iowa), Mark J Lehtman (Department of Psychology Bradley University), R C Fuller (0000-0002-4146-0885, Bradley University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 540-554 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8294 • E-ISSN: 1468-5906 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jssr.12208 |
| OpenAlex | W2131670214 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 57 |
We recruited 110 college students for an experimental investigation of the role of guilt in motivating religious behavior. We induced guilt in half of the participants before asking all subjects to indicate their current interest in prayer. Overall, participants in the guilt condition were more interested in praying, but this effect was not observed among those high in grandiose narcissism. Our findings make a contribution not only to the study of the role that emotions have in motivating religious behavior, but also to the study of narcissists' susceptibility to guilt
Narcissism · Prayer · Theology · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
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Applied Multiple Regression/Correlation Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences
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The happy and unhappy faces of narcissism
Factor Analysis and Construct Validity of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory
Interpersonal Analysis of Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism
Situational Detenninants of Shame and Guilt in Young Adulthood
Psychological Entitlement
On the Meaning and Measure of Narcissism
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SPSS and SAS procedures for estimating indirect effects in simple mediation models
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Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism
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Narcissism versus Proneness to Shame and Guilt
Commentary
Research
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Individual differences in narcissism
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Mapping the scale of the narcissism epidemic
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Trauma, narcissism and the two attractors in trauma
Forms and Transformations of Narcissism
Spirituality in the Flesh
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Two faces of narcissism
Too Proud to Let Go
Positive illusions about the self
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| Citations per year | 1.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |