Personal Aspects of Religiosity and Civic Engagement

The Mediating Role of Prayer

Bibliographic Data

ID3454277
AuthorsMałgorzata Tatala (0000-0002-7073-8014, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, corresponding author), Ryszard Klamut (0000-0001-8087-0935, Rzeszów University of Technology, corresponding author), Celina Timoszyk-Tomczak (0000-0002-8314-0476, University of Szczecin, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume15
Issue2
Pages192
Publication date2024-02-05
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel15020192
OpenAlexW4391540624
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited40

The aim of the presented research was to test the relationship between basic beliefs about a religious object (Transcendence, God) operationalized by Hutsebaut and various forms of civic engagement. In discovering these relationships, the mediating role of prayer importance, understood as an indicator of the strength of commitment to the relationship with God, was taken into account. In the study conducted with 535 young adults, the following tools were used: Post-Critical Belief Scale, Civic Engagement Questionnaire and Prayer Importance Scale. The results showed that social activities were more strongly associated with beliefs accepting the existence of God, while political activities were more strongly linked with attitudes rejecting the existence of God. Prayer importance was shown to mediate the relationship between beliefs accepting the existence of God and social activities and to increase the strength of service-oriented activities

Civic engagement · Political science · Politics · Prayer · Religiosity · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies · Social Psychology

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