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Why People Turn to Religion: A Motivational Analysis[Note 1. Based on a paper presented at The Ohio State ...]
Author(s) -
REISS Steven
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal for the scientific study of religion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1468-5906
pISSN - 0021-8294
DOI - 10.1111/0021-8294.00004
Subject(s) - honor , psychology , social psychology , independence (probability theory) , politics , sociology , law , political science , mathematics , computer science , statistics , operating system
The Reiss Profile of Fundamental Goals and Motivational Sensitivities , a standardized psychological measure that assesses 15 fundamental desires, was administered to college students (n= 214) and to mental retardation service providers (n = 344), total N = 558, who rated themselves as “very,”“somewhat,” and “not” religious. How religious a person rated himself, call dereligiosity, was associated with high desire scores for honor and family, and with low desire scores for vengeanceand independence. The investigation provided evidence that the desire for dependence on God is unrelated to any desire for psychological weakness (submission to another person or political leader.)