Relationships between personal religious orientation and ethical ideologies

Authors: Chen, Shiou-Yu; Liu, Chung-Chu

Source: Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal, Volume 37, Number 3, 2009 , pp. 313-320(8)

Publisher: Scientific Journal Publishers

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Abstract:

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personal religious orientation and ethical ideologies. Demographic variables were also taken into consideration as moderators to examine if moderating effects exist. 265 questionnaires were collected to test the conceptual framework. We found that personal religious orientation is significantly negatively correlated with relativism, but nonsignificantly correlated with idealism. Age and education have moderate effects on the relationship between personal religious orientation and ethical ideology. The theoretical and practical implications of religious orientation and ethical ideology are also discussed.

Keywords: PERSONAL RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION; INTRINSIC; EXTRINSIC; ETHICAL IDEOLOGY

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2009.37.3.313

Publication date: 2009-04-01

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