The selective relationship between religious dimensions and social desirability among Polish students

Zarzycka, Beata; Rydz, Elżbieta

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“…Public practice correlated positively with assertive behavior (Rydz and Zarzycka 2008). There were no significant correlations between centrality and social desirability (Zarzycka and Rydz 2011). Centrality and all its dimensions correlated positively with civic involvement among middle-aged women.…”

Section: A Review Of the Reserch Involving Polish Crsmentioning

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Centrality of Religiosity Scale in Polish Research: A Curvilinear Mechanism that Explains the Categories of Centrality of Religiosity

2020

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The centrality of religiosity scale (CRS) is a measure of the importance of religious constructs in personality. The Polish CRS has been applied in more than 40 published studies on the psychology of religion, with over 18,000 total participants. However, no comprehensive overview on the Polish CRS is available. This paper shows how using the CRS sheds light on different patterns in which religion integrates with other psychological variables. It consists of three parts: first, we introduce the Polish adaptation of the CRS; second, we present the review of the research using the Polish CRS; and finally, we provide research results that suggest a curvilinear mechanism for explaining the categories of the centrality of religiosity. Three measures were applied to the research: the CRS, emotions toward God scale, and content of prayer scale-revised. The results indicated that there is a curvilinear relationship between centrality of religiosity and emotions toward God, prayer types, and styles of request prayer (excluding passive request prayer). We determined the changepoints at which the relationship between the centrality of religiosity and the religious contents changes. This finding allowed us to provide empirical confirmation of Huber’s thesis (2003) that there is a different way of operating low, medium, and high scores in centrality, namely marginal, subordinated, and central religiosity. The study also broadens our understanding of each of these types of religiosity.

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Section: A Review Of the Reserch Involving Polish Crsmentioning

confidence: 65%

Centrality of Religiosity Scale in Polish Research: A Curvilinear Mechanism that Explains the Categories of Centrality of Religiosity

2020

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“…The processes of de-institutionalization and privatization of religion mean primarily the weakening of bonds with the Church and a de-Christianificatino of religion itself. Zarzycka and Rydz (2011), whose research among Polish students indicated that religiosity is not associated with social desirability.…”

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The mediating role of spiritual engagement in the relationship between religiosity and religious coping. Cross-sectional study among polish students

Jurek,

Ślusarska,

Deluga

et al. 2023

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ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to determine how spiritual engagement may mediate the relationship between an individual's religiosity and their use of religious coping strategies.Material and methodsA total of 342 students from two universities in eastern Poland participated in the study. The average age was 20.85 [95% CI: 20.607-21.095] years old. The data were collected using the two standardized scales: the Brief - Religious Coping Questionnaire (Brief RCOPE) and Spiritual Attitude and Involvement List (SAIL).ResultsIt was observed that positive religious coping strategies prevailed among the students surveyed. The highest-rated SAIL subscale was the Meaningfulness (4.65; 95% CI: 4.571-4.723), while the lowest was Transcendent Experience (3.28; 95% CI: 3.172-3.384). Significant positive correlations were found between the six areas of spirituality assessed by the SAIL scale and positive religious coping strategies. The results showed a significant total effect of religiosity on positive religious coping (beta=0,755; B=7.665;p<0.001; 95% CI: 6.30; 8.40).The direct effect of religiosity on positive religious coping was significant (beta=0,562; B=5.706; p<0.001; 95% CI: 4.85; 6.56). The effect of religiosity on positive religious coping was partially mediated by Transcendent Experiences and Spiritual Activities. The total indirect effect was 0.193 (95% CI: 0.125; 0.265).ConclusionsThe introducing aspects of spirituality and religiosity into higher education programs can help students of both medical and non-medical faculties to respond to the many difficult situations of daily life and move forward with a sense of achieving their designated tasks and goals.

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“…Latest research indicates that the literal interpretation (external critique and orthodoxy), both among males and females, reduces the sense of coherence (Zarzycka & Tychmanowicz, 2015). No links between the styles of thinking about religion and social desirability have been observed (Zarzycka & Rydz, 2011).…”

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Dominant styles of thinking about religion.

Szydłowski

2018

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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The Post-Critical Belief Scale (PCBS) is a commonly used tool in Europe, also in Poland, for cognitive studies on religion. The theoretical basis of this scale is Wulff's (1991) model. The main aim of the research presented here was an attempt to distinguish the 4 dominant styles of thinking about religion in the students tested using the PCBS questionnaire, and then to examine the links between the individual styles and the following variables: gender, type of education, and religiosity (religious engagement and religious practices). Out of 958 participants, it was possible to distinguish 374 persons who represent the main dominant styles of religious thinking.

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The selective relationship between religious dimensions and social desirability among Polish students

Cited by 4 publications

References 34 publications

Centrality of Religiosity Scale in Polish Research: A Curvilinear Mechanism that Explains the Categories of Centrality of Religiosity

Centrality of Religiosity Scale in Polish Research: A Curvilinear Mechanism that Explains the Categories of Centrality of Religiosity

The mediating role of spiritual engagement in the relationship between religiosity and religious coping. Cross-sectional study among polish students

Dominant styles of thinking about religion.

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