Research Note: The Relationship between Rejection of Christianity and Non-traditional Beliefs among Adolescents in Wales
It is a common conception that traditional religious beliefs are giving way to non-traditional religious beliefs. Drawing on a sample of 279 13-16-year-olds in North Wales, this research note explores the relationship between rejecting traditional religious beliefs (operationalised by the Francis an...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Carfax Publ.
[2011]
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Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2011, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 261-268 |
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Summary: | It is a common conception that traditional religious beliefs are giving way to non-traditional religious beliefs. Drawing on a sample of 279 13-16-year-olds in North Wales, this research note explores the relationship between rejecting traditional religious beliefs (operationalised by the Francis and Greer Rejection of Christianity Scale) and belief in non-traditional religious phenomena (operationalised by the Williams Index of Paranormal Belief). The results demonstrate that there is a negative correlation between rejection of Christianity and paranormal beliefs, indicating that those who reject traditional religious beliefs are not necessarily more prone to embrace non-traditional religious beliefs. The implications for future research are explored. |
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ISSN: | 1469-9419 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2011.573340 |