Dimensions of religiousness and their connection to racial, ethnic, and atheist prejudices

Abstract

In this article we review the most recent empirical research about the psychology of religion and intergroup prejudices based on race/ethnicity or religious identification. We highlight how social identity fusion, intergroup emotions, perceived value-conflict and threat, and system-justification contribute to degrees of prejudice. We also review connections between religiosity and attitudes toward specific cultural groups (e.g., immigrants, atheists, and religious minority groups). Finally, we conclude with a few recommendations for ongoing research in this area, such as interdisciplinary and person-centered approaches.

Alterations in Religious Rituals Due to COVID-19 Could Be Related to Intragroup Negativity: A Case of Changes in Receiving Holy Communion in the Roman Catholic Community in Poland

“…Crawford (2017) showed that physical threat was stronger among conservatives. We suggest that persons who continued to believe that reception of Holy Communion in the mouth during the pandemic was still proper may experience a specific form of anxiety, namely higher value threat (see Rowatt and Al-Kire 2021). Previous meta-analytic studies showed that higher value threat is related to prejudices (Riek et al 2006).…”

Is There Anything Good About Atheists? Exploring Positive and Negative Stereotypes of the Religious and Nonreligious

“…Certain dimensions of religiosity is associated with closed-mindedness and prejudice toward a variety of groups, including different races and sexual minorities (Johnson et al, 2012;Rowatt & Al-Kire, 2021), implying unwillingness to accept dissimilar others. Indeed, religiosity is often associated with closed-mindedness and animosity toward a variety of different groups (Rowatt & Al-Kire, 2021), most notably gays and lesbians (Johnson et al, 2012). In contrast, atheists tend to score higher on the Actively Open-Minded Thinking Scale than religious individuals (Pennycook et al, 2014), suggesting that they are relatively more willing to objectively evaluate arguments and perhaps consider diverse, opposing opinions.…”

“…Another potential positive stereotype about atheists is open-mindedness-a willingness to accept people different from them and to consider opposing opinions. 1 Certain dimensions of religiosity are associated with closed-mindedness and prejudice toward a variety of groups, including different races and sexual minorities (Johnson et al, 2012;Rowatt & Al-Kire, 2021), implying unwillingness to accept dissimilar others. Indeed, religiosity is often associated with closed-mindedness and animosity toward a variety of different groups (Rowatt & Al-Kire, 2021), most notably gays and lesbians (Johnson et al, 2012).…”

Analisis Pengaruh Religiusitas dan Kualitas Pelayanan terhadap Kepuasan Kerja: Studi Kasus pada Karyawan Industri Manufaktur

“…Secara stereotip, religiusitas diartikan sebagai pemahaman atas pengetahuan dan keyakinan agama, selain pengaruhnya yang terkait dengan keterikatan emosional atau perasaannya tentang agama. Selanjutnya, perilaku keberagamaan diekspresikan, seperti keanggotaan dan kehadiran dalam kegiatan ibadah, membaca kitab suci, dan berdoa (Hichy et al, 2020;Rowatt & Al-Kire, 2021;Xia et al, 2021). Kecenderungan terhadap keyakinan agama menunjukkan religiusitas seseorang terhadap seperangkat prinsip yang memberikan beberapa kendali sosial bagi individu yang bersangkutan (Jiménez et al, 2019).…”