Investigating relationships between religion, politics, self-compassion, and attitudes toward social justice
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Kristian Veit
Project Type
Student Scholarship
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Discovery
Presentation Type
Presentation
Abstract
Presentation Location: Weber Center, Room 101
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to expand upon previous research that looks at the relationship between religiosity and attitudes towards social justice while assessing the concept of spirituality known as self-compassion. Additionally, attitudes towards prisoners and demographics that include religious identity, ethnicity, and political affiliation were assessed. Undergraduate students at Olivet Nazarene University voluntarily participated in the study and anonymously completed an 81-item survey that assessed scores relating to self-compassion, attitudes towards social justice, and attitudes towards prisoners and reported their religious identity, political affiliation, and ethnicity. Multiple regression was used to assess self-compassion scores based on sanctification of social justice scores and attitudes towards prisoner scores. Tentative results indicate no significant relationship between self-compassion scores and attitudes towards prisoners score. Tentative results also indicate a significant relationship between sanctification of social justice scores and self-compassion scores.
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Investigating relationships between religion, politics, self-compassion, and attitudes toward social justice
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Presentation Location: Weber Center, Room 101
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to expand upon previous research that looks at the relationship between religiosity and attitudes towards social justice while assessing the concept of spirituality known as self-compassion. Additionally, attitudes towards prisoners and demographics that include religious identity, ethnicity, and political affiliation were assessed. Undergraduate students at Olivet Nazarene University voluntarily participated in the study and anonymously completed an 81-item survey that assessed scores relating to self-compassion, attitudes towards social justice, and attitudes towards prisoners and reported their religious identity, political affiliation, and ethnicity. Multiple regression was used to assess self-compassion scores based on sanctification of social justice scores and attitudes towards prisoner scores. Tentative results indicate no significant relationship between self-compassion scores and attitudes towards prisoners score. Tentative results also indicate a significant relationship between sanctification of social justice scores and self-compassion scores.