Wetering, Willem van de (2022) Moral Convictions in Religious Groups: How Moral Convictions and Social Embeddedness Relate to In group and Outgroup. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Moral convictions (i.e., absolute beliefs about right and wrong) may be a powerful motivational force to explain helping behavior that transcends the boundaries of one’s social group. In this research, we sought to answer when moral convictions relate to helping behavior among religious groups. We investigated the relationships between moral conviction, and ingroup- and outgroup-oriented helping intentions, and the moderating role of social embeddedness in religious groups in these relationships. We conducted a correlational study (N = 293) among Christians in the U.S. We found that (1) moral convictions were associated with ingroup- and outgroup-oriented helping, (2) social embeddedness in religious groups was only associated with ingroup helping and not with outgroup helping, and (3) the relationship between moral convictions and outgroup-oriented helping was stronger for people who were highly embedded in religious groups. Contrary to our expectations we did not find that the relationship between moral convictions and ingroup-oriented helping was stronger for people who were highly embedded in religious groups. Our findings support the ideas that moral convictions motivate helping behavior across group boundaries, and that social embeddedness in religious groups may enhance this relationship when outgroups are the target of help.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Figueiredo Leal, A.L. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Applied Social Psychology (ASP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2022 08:01 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jul 2022 08:01 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1118 |
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