Factors Influencing Christians' Moral Appraisals of Nontraditional Sexuality
Many Christians experience discord between the traditional teachings of Christianity, that sexual expression be reserved for marriage between one woman and one man, and the broader cultural views affirming nontraditional expressions of sexuality. Against this backdrop, we conducted two studies to ex...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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2018
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Journal of psychology and christianity
Année: 2018, Volume: 37, Numéro: 2, Pages: 162-177 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Chrétien
/ Éthique sexuelle
/ Orientation sexuelle
/ Relation interpersonnelle
/ Piété
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions CB Spiritualité chrétienne CH Christianisme et société NCF Éthique sexuelle |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Homosexuality
B Human Sexuality B Sexual Orientation B Sexual minorities B Social attitudes |
| Résumé: | Many Christians experience discord between the traditional teachings of Christianity, that sexual expression be reserved for marriage between one woman and one man, and the broader cultural views affirming nontraditional expressions of sexuality. Against this backdrop, we conducted two studies to examine the relative contributions of demographic factors, personality traits, religious spirituality, and contact with sexual minorities to Christians' moral appraisals of nontraditional sexuality as sinful, a matter of personal choice, and inconsistent with God's design for sexuality. In Study 1, we sampled Midwestern university students, employees, and their online contacts (N = 332). Although the overall model was supported, religious fundamentalism accounted for most of the variance in all three dependent variables. This finding was supported in a more diverse sample of self-identified Christians (N = 136) in Study 2; level of social contact with a sexual minority accounted for significant incremental variance in moral judgments on all three dependent variables beyond that accounted for by other variables in both studies. |
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| ISSN: | 0733-4273 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and christianity
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