Belief in a Loving Versus Punitive God and Behavior | Zendy

Shepperd James A. | Zendy; Pogge Gabrielle | Zendy; Lipsey Nikolette P. | Zendy; Miller Wendi A. | Zendy; Webster Gregory D. | Zendy

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Belief in a Loving Versus Punitive God and Behavior

Author(s) -

Shepperd James A.,

Pogge Gabrielle,

Lipsey Nikolette P.,

Miller Wendi A.,

Webster Gregory D.

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of research on adolescence

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342

H-Index - 95

eISSN - 1532-7795

pISSN - 1050-8392

DOI - 10.1111/jora.12437

Subject(s) - punitive damages , psychology , forgiveness , social psychology , law , political science

We examined the extent to which beliefs in a loving God and punitive God correspond with self‐reported behavior in an online, longitudinal survey involving three waves of data collection, each separated by 6 months. Adolescents ( N = 760) reported the extent to which they believed in a loving God and a punitive God (Times 1 and 3) and reported their engagement in benevolent (helping and forgiveness) and aggressive behavior (Times 2 and 3). Participants strongly endorsed a loving God but not a punitive God. In addition, belief in a loving God corresponded with reports of less aggressive and more benevolent behavior, whereas belief in a punitive God corresponded with more aggressive and less benevolent behavior.

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