God Images and Empathy Among a Group of Secondary School Pupils in South Africa

Authors: Robbins, Mandy; Francis, Leslie J.; Kerr, Shirley

Source: Religion and Theology, Volume 13, Number 2, 2006 , pp. 175-194(20)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

A sample of 258 secondary school pupils attending year 8, 9, 10, and 11 classes in South Africa completed the empathy scale of the Eysenck Junior Impulsiveness Questionnaire, a semantic differential index of God images, and the short-form Revised Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. The data demonstrate a small but statistically significant correlation between positive God images and greater empathic capacity, after controlling for sex and for individual differences in personality.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157430106778540679

Publication date: 2006-09-01