Religiosity and Generosity of Youth. The Results of a Survey with 8th Grade Students from Bihor County (Romania)

Adela Răzvana Lazăr () and Adrian Hatos ()
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Adela Răzvana Lazăr: University of Oradea
Adrian Hatos: University of Oradea

Revista romaneasca pentru educatie multidimensionala - Journal for Multidimensional Education, 2019, vol. 11, issue 3, 93-118

Abstract: The article draws on the results of a survey conducted in schools from Bihor county in 2018-2019. The study analyses the answers of 4,261 8th grade pupils regarding generosity and its predictors. The actual research is an extension of our article from 2016 which analysed similar data collected in 2011. Our first results showed a significant correlation between generosity and socio-economic background and between generosity and gender. Considering the results of our previous research, we conducted the present research using new data and adding new hypotheses such as the influence of religiosity. As expected, based on the literature, our new results indicate that religiosity explains generosity variation among 8th grade Romanian pupils from Bihor county. It seems that general trust, school results, living environment (rural vs. urban) have no influence, aspect which can be explained, at least partially, by the specificity of the Romanian culture. Religious girls with a better financial position are most generous. Our research also proves a similarity between the generosity level in schools. We consider that the results of our research can contribute significantly to a better understanding of generosity and its specificity in our country, and be exploited by further studies or programs run by non-profit organizations, fundraising campaigns.

Keywords: Generosity; pro social behaviour; helping; altruism; philanthropy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.18662/rrem/140

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