Dimensions of Religiosity among Catholics

Studies of the dimensions of religiosity have reached a point where they can be used not merely for the identification of dimensions but also for advancing research in many aspects of the sociology of religion. The results of a study with a sample of Catholics in a Midwest city indicate that: (1) co...

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Published in:Review of religious research 1975-04, Vol.16 (3), p.198-207
Main Author: O'Connell, Brian J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birth control
Catholic/Catholics/Catholicism (see also Roman Catholic)
Catholicism
Churches
Morality
Orthodox Church
Orthodoxy
Prayer
Questionnaires
Religion
Religiosity
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Summary:Studies of the dimensions of religiosity have reached a point where they can be used not merely for the identification of dimensions but also for advancing research in many aspects of the sociology of religion. The results of a study with a sample of Catholics in a Midwest city indicate that: (1) consequential scales must be broken down into individual and social consequences; (2) the individual consequences dimension correlates positively with dimensions measuring orthodoxy, devotionalism, and comfort-seeking whereas the social consequences dimension correlates negatively with orthodoxy and comfort-seeking; (3) the relationship between devotionalism and social consequences is curvilinear with the most and least devotional scoring highest on social consequences; and (4) attitudes on birth control are independent of the other dimensions.
ISSN:0034-673X
DOI:10.2307/3510357