Reanalysis within a Christian Ideological Surround: Relationships of Intrinsic Religious Orientation with Fundamentalism and Right-Wing Authoritarianism

摘要: This study examined whether ideology influenced the correlations of Intrinsic Religious Orientation Scale with Fundamentalism and Right-Wing Authoritarianism. A sample 407 undergraduates responded to these instruments along measures Christian Fundamentalist Beliefs, Intolerance Ambiguity, religious extrinsicness. Empirical procedures were used translate into a more adaptive Biblical Foundationalism. Formal evaluations Authoritarianism uncovered some ideologically pro-religious items, but an even larger number ambiguous anti-religious statements. Partial controlling for documented basically potentials biblical intrinsicness. The association authoritarianism was attributable ideological content Scale. Ideological factors, therefore, did seem underlie empirical suggestions that traditional commitments necessarily reflect narrow-minded authoritarian fundamentalism. ********** In recent years, systematic program research has led development surround model psychology religion (Watson, 1993, 1994). asserts all in operates within influences. "Ideology" this instance refers somewhat non-empirical, normative, sociological system belief (MacIntyre, 1978, pp. 5-6). Most contemporary psychologists, example, adopt naturalistic perspective. Innumerable scientific observations support naturalism, ultimate truth position currently lies beyond definitive proof, making it non-empirical. Naturalism, nevertheless, normative implications differentiates between "good" "bad" forms belief. Causal explanations terms reductive materialistic processes tend be "good." Beliefs supernatural causes like God Satan are "bad." At level, implicit commitment unites researcher large community like-minded scholars. would, course, every bit as sociological, non-empirical or any other approach religion. Within pluralistic cultural environment, no wholly objective, non-ideological foundation can ever identified conducting problem way justifies nihilistic skepticism about empiricism. argues instead sensitivity is crucial defending "objectivity" research. would not "unbiased" objectivity. All conditioned by thus biased degree. achievement "balanced" objectivity goal. Evidence produced social surrounds should critiqued using evidence rice versa. Movements back forth perspectives yield balanced understanding psychological consequences p. 17). rational-emotive therapeutic framework, instance, supposedly promotes pathogenic irrational beliefs (Ellis, 1980), at least presumed irrationalities do correlate positively (e.g., Watson, Folbrecht, Morris, & Hood, 1990; 1990). Special procedures, make possible individuals indicate how scored relative their own convictions. These religiously redefined only negatively sincere commitments, they also serve valid predictors dysfunction than original rationalemotive constructs 1988, 1994; Milliron, …