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Intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity, belief in the afterlife, death anxiety, and life satisfaction in young Catholics and Protestants

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Cohen, AB; Pierce, JD; Chambers, J; Meade, R; Gorvine, BJ; Koenig, HG
Published in: Journal of Research in Personality
June 1, 2005

One way in which religiosity could promote well-being is by reducing fear of death. The objective of this study was to explore relationships between intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity, afterlife belief, death anxiety and life satisfaction in young Catholics and Protestants. Questionnaires were administered to 375 adolescents and young adults. Data analysis was limited to 134 Protestants and 149 Catholics. Measures included Allport and Ross' (1967) Intrinsic and Extrinsic Religiosity scales, Templer's (1970) Death Anxiety scale, Osarchuk and Tatz' (1973) belief in the afterlife scale, and the satisfaction with life scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1986). As hypothesized, religion moderated relationships between intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity scales with death anxiety and afterlife belief. These results support a recent argument that scales to measure intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity reflect Protestant notions of religiosity and are most suited for use in Protestant subjects. © 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Journal of Research in Personality

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0092-6566

Publication Date

June 1, 2005

Volume

39

Issue

3

Start / End Page

307 / 324

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1503 Business and Management
 

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Cohen, A. B., Pierce, J. D., Chambers, J., Meade, R., Gorvine, B. J., & Koenig, H. G. (2005). Intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity, belief in the afterlife, death anxiety, and life satisfaction in young Catholics and Protestants. Journal of Research in Personality, 39(3), 307–324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2004.02.005
Cohen, A. B., J. D. Pierce, J. Chambers, R. Meade, B. J. Gorvine, and H. G. Koenig. “Intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity, belief in the afterlife, death anxiety, and life satisfaction in young Catholics and Protestants.” Journal of Research in Personality 39, no. 3 (June 1, 2005): 307–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2004.02.005.
Cohen AB, Pierce JD, Chambers J, Meade R, Gorvine BJ, Koenig HG. Intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity, belief in the afterlife, death anxiety, and life satisfaction in young Catholics and Protestants. Journal of Research in Personality. 2005 Jun 1;39(3):307–24.
Cohen, A. B., et al. “Intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity, belief in the afterlife, death anxiety, and life satisfaction in young Catholics and Protestants.” Journal of Research in Personality, vol. 39, no. 3, June 2005, pp. 307–24. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2004.02.005.
Cohen AB, Pierce JD, Chambers J, Meade R, Gorvine BJ, Koenig HG. Intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity, belief in the afterlife, death anxiety, and life satisfaction in young Catholics and Protestants. Journal of Research in Personality. 2005 Jun 1;39(3):307–324.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Research in Personality

DOI

ISSN

0092-6566

Publication Date

June 1, 2005

Volume

39

Issue

3

Start / End Page

307 / 324

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1503 Business and Management