Predicting Empathy: The Role of Religion and Spirituality

Giordano, Amanda L.; Prosek, Elizabeth A.; Lankford, Cody T.

doi:10.1080/15566382.2014.12033938

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“…Our findings support previous research on the predictive value of religiosity on negative attitudes (Barringer et al, ; Besen & Zicklin, ), but we were not able to replicate the findings of Giordano et al (), who found relationships between empathy and religiosity among counseling students. Notably, Giordano et al also used the IRI subscales of Perspective Taking and Empathic Concern and found moderate alpha levels and significant correlations with constructs from two different spirituality and religion scales.…”

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“…These findings correspond with previous studies examining religiosity and perceptions of homosexuality, which demonstrate a correlation between high religiosity and more negative attitudes, as well as varied levels of religiosity and more positive attitudes (Barringer et al, ; Besen & Zicklin, ; Whitman & Bidell, ). We chose a different combination of measures in this study than used in related research (e.g., Alessi, Dillon, & Kim, ; DePue & Lambie, ; Giordano et al, ); thus, our discovery of significant differences among these variables lends some concurrent validity to the idea that strength of religiosity and LGB attitudes are inversely related. We found a low Cronbach's alpha on the Hate subscale and chose not to include it in our analysis.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Empathy has also been associated positively with intrinsic religiousness (a personal and sincere commitment to religion as one's way of life) and negatively with extrinsic religiosity (religion for external gain such as acceptance or status; Allport & Ross, ; Morrison & Borgen, ; Watson, Hood, Morris, & Hall, ). Furthermore, researchers have linked identified components of empathy, particularly perspective taking and empathic concern, with spirituality subscales of purpose/meaning and unifying interconnectedness (Giordano, Prosek, & Lankford, ). These findings suggest that individuals who are drawn to religion for personal enhancement, and who value perspectives of universalism and connectedness, are also more likely to take on the perspectives of others and demonstrate compassion despite personal differences in belief systems (Morrison & Borgen, ).…”

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Counselor Empathy; Religiosity; and Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Perspectives

Bayne

Conley

Colburn

2020

Counseling and Values

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Values-based conflicts, such as between counselor religiosity and ability to work with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients, can present a challenge for counselors and trainees who seek to provide ethical and competent care. Because empathy can facilitate understanding a client's frame of reference, the authors examined the relationships between counselor religiosity, empathy, and LGB perspectives, as well as the potential mediating effects of empathy on values conflicts. The authors discuss implications for counselor education and practice.

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Counselor Empathy; Religiosity; and Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Perspectives

Bayne

Conley

Colburn

2020

Counseling and Values

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“…As with VMAT and 5HT1B, which are linked to mood, spirituality has been linked with positive mood and thriving and as both conferring protective benefit against depression and other forms of psychopathology (Akrawi, Bartrop, Potter, & Touyz, 2015; Lucette, Ironson, Pargament, & Krause, 2016; Miller, 1998; in this sample, Miller et al 2014; Miller, Davies & Greenwald, 2000; Miller, Weissman, Gur & Adams, 2001). Spirituality, like OXTR, has been implicated in outcomes of bonding including prosocial behavior and empathy (Rew & Wong, 2006; Giordano, Prosek & Lankford, 2014). Dopamine receptor genes (here DRD2), like spirituality, have been linked to transcendence through previous studies (Comings et al, 2000; 2002).…”

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Genetic correlates of spirituality/religion and depression: A study in offspring and grandchildren at high and low familial risk for depression.

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Miller²,

Wickramaratne³

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Spirituality in Clinical Practice

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Rationale Possible genetic correlates of spirituality and depression have been identified in community samples. We investigate some of the previously identified candidates in a sample of families at both high and low-risk for depression. Method Offspring and grandchildren of individuals at high and low-risk for depression, participating in a multi-wave thirty-year longitudinal study, were assessed for seven SNPS drawn from four single gene candidates associated with systems implicated in both depression and spirituality: Serotonin (5-HT1B and 5-HT2A), Dopamine (DRD2), Oxytocin (OT) and Monoamine Vesicular Transporter (VMAT1). Results Dopamine (DRD2) Serotonin (5-HT1B), their Transporter (VMAT1) and Oxytocin (OXTR) were positively associated with a high level of importance of spirituality or religion (S/R) in the group at low familial risk for depression. DRD2 minor allele was associated with both lifetime major depressive disorder (MDD) and spirituality in the low-risk group for depression. No SNPs were related to S/R in the group at high familial risk for depression. OXTR was associated with lifetime MDD in the full sample. Conclusion Genes for dopamine, serotonin, their vesicular transporter, and oxytocin may be associated with S/R in people at low familial risk for depression. Genes for dopamine may be associated both with S/R and increased risk for depression in people at low-risk for depression, suggesting a common pathway or physiology to mild to moderate depression. MDD is associated with oxytocin across risk groups. In the high-risk group, phenotypic expression of S/R may be suppressed. Implications The shared association of DRD2 by S/R and depression, generally found to be inversely related, calls for further research on their common physiological pathways, and the phenotypic expression of these pathways based upon use and environment. Prevention for offspring at high familial risk for depression might include support for the development of child spirituality.

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“…Among a sample of university counseling center counselors, Post, Cornish, Wade, and Tucker () found varied religious/spiritual affiliations, including Christian Protestant (18.5%), agnostic (16.7%), other (16.7%), Catholic (11.1%), and Buddhist (9.3%), with the remaining counselors identifying as atheist, Jewish, Unitarian, and Wiccan. Similarly, Giordano, Prosek, and Lankford () found that 48% of master's‐ and doctoral‐level students in a southwestern CACREP‐accredited counseling program identified as Christian Protestant; 25.3% identified as spiritual but not religious; 11.6% had no affiliation; 6.8% identified as Catholic; and the remaining students identified as Buddhist, Jewish, new age, Muslim, or other. Finally, among a sample of professional members of ACA and graduate counseling students, Balkin, Schlosser, and Levitt () found the majority to identify as Christian (76.2%), with 6.7% identifying as Jewish and 17.1% identifying as being of another religious tradition or having no religious affiliation.…”

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Psychological Safety and Appreciation of Differences in Counselor Training Programs: Examining Religion, Spirituality, and Political Beliefs

Giordano

Bevly

Tucker

et al. 2018

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This study focused on the extent to which religion, spirituality, and political beliefs predicted counseling students' perceptions of psychological safety and appreciation of differences in their programs. The authors used hierarchical regression models to analyze data from 264 students from 4 different institutions. Results indicated that student age, political conservatism, extrinsic religiosity, and intrinsic spirituality were significant predictors of perceived psychological safety and appreciation of differences. The authors discuss implications of these findings.

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Predicting Empathy: The Role of Religion and Spirituality

Cited by 24 publications

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Counselor Empathy; Religiosity; and Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Perspectives

Counselor Empathy; Religiosity; and Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Perspectives

Genetic correlates of spirituality/religion and depression: A study in offspring and grandchildren at high and low familial risk for depression.

Psychological Safety and Appreciation of Differences in Counselor Training Programs: Examining Religion, Spirituality, and Political Beliefs

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