Beliefs and experiences involving God, the devil, spirits, and fate: Social, motivational, and cognitive predictors

JA Wilt, N Stauner, JJ Exline - The International Journal for the …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Many people believe in supernatural entities, which might be personal (deities, devils,
ghosts) or impersonal (fate/destiny, karma, luck). Some people see such entities as causing …

The Holy Father (and Mother)? Multiple tests of the hypothesis that parenthood and parental care motivation lead to greater religiosity

N Kerry, ML Prokosch… - Personality and Social …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Parenting is a universal element of human life. However, the motivational and attitudinal
implications of parenthood remain poorly understood. Given that many major religions …

Implementation of Independent Teaching and Independent Play in Fostering Religious Feelings in 5-6 Year Old Children

AD Rahayu, YKS Pranoto - Jurnal Iqra' …, 2023 - journal.iaimnumetrolampung.ac.id
The implementation of independent teaching and independent play in the Independent
Curriculum is expected to help achieve learning objectives. The Integrated Islamic …

Passing the Torch: The Mediating Role of Internalization in the Intergenerational Continuity of Catholic Religious Value Transmission in American Parents

J Ott, J Vonk - The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Despite extensive research on the intergenerational transmission of values, the continuity of
parenting practices and underlying cognitive processes of transmission have received …

Competitive youth athletes: are they choosing between God and sports?

J Livingston - International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Competitive youth athletes have demanding schedules that require prioritising regular family
activities. Specifically, Christian families often choose to skip church services to attend …

Individual differences in childhood religious experiences with peers

AE Tratner, Y Sela, GS Lopes, AD Ehrke… - Personality and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Childhood religious experiences with peers are important in the development of religiosity.
However, peers' influence on these experiences has not been properly operationalized and …

Childhood experiences and personal traits as predictors of reliance on science and on religion to make sense of the world: results of a national US study

CL Park, AB David, JD Burke… - Religion, Brain & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
People often rely on two distinct worldviews, religion and science, to make sense of the
world, and the degree to which they rely on each holds profound implications for their lives …

Childhood religious experiences with peers and primary caregivers: Associations with individual differences in adult religiosity

AE Tratner, Y Sela, GS Lopes, TK Shackelford… - Personality and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Peers and primary caregivers influence the development of religious beliefs during
childhood and adolescence. However, previous research has not assessed whether …

Development and Validation of a Faith Scale for Young Children

S Kim - Religions, 2021 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a faith scale for young children. Data
were collected from 424 young children, who had not yet entered elementary school, with …

Religious Value Transmission: An Exploration of the Internalization of Catholic Values in Adolescence, Young Adulthood, and Parenthood

JL Ott - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Despite increasingly secular pressures, more Catholics continue to practice the faith in
which they were brought up, as compared to members of other Christian denominations. It is …