Reactive approach motivation (RAM) for religion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6206798 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Mcgregor (0000-0002-2936-8883, York University), Kyle Nash (0000-0002-4628-1499, York University), Mike Prentice (0000-0001-7852-075X, York University) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 148-161 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0019702 |
| PMID | 20565192 |
| OpenAlex | W2064140797 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 39 |
| References cited | 49 |
In 3 experiments, participants reacted with religious zeal to anxious uncertainty threats that have caused reactive approach motivation (RAM) in past research (see McGregor, Nash, Mann, & Phills, 2010, for implicit, explicit, and neural evidence of RAM). In Study 1, results were specific to religious ideals and did not extend to merely superstitious beliefs. Effects were most pronounced among the most anxious and uncertainty-averse participants in Study 1 and among the most approach-motivated participants in Study 2 (i.e., with high Promotion Focus, Behavioral Activation, Action Orientation, and Self-Esteem Scale scores). In Studies 2 and 3, anxious uncertainty threats amplified even the most jingoistic and extreme aspects of religious zeal. In Study 3, reactive religious zeal occurred only among participants who reported feeling disempowered in their everyday goals in life. Results support a RAM view of empowered religious idealism for anxiety management (cf. Armstrong, 2000; Inzlicht, McGregor, Hirsch, & Nash, 2009)
Action (physics) · Epistemology · Feeling · Idealism · Politics · Promotion (chess) · Religious orientation · Scale (ratio) · Volition (linguistics) · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 39 |
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| Citations per year | 2,44 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 34 |