The Association Between Religiosity and Social Behaviour Among Children: A Romanian Perspective

Tudoran Marina Alexandra and Neagoe Alexandru
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Tudoran Marina Alexandra: National Institute of Research and Development for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Timisoara, Romania
Neagoe Alexandru: West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Sociology and Psychology, Romania

European Review of Applied Sociology, 2023, vol. 16, issue 26, 8-15

Abstract: For children, a proper environment will support the development of pro-social characteristics, while a hostile environment is likely to lead to anti-social development. Starting from this premise, the main purpose of this work is to determine if and to what degree children’s involvement in Christian practices, acquired as a result of living in a Christian environment, is reflected in their socio-emotional development. This possible association was assessed using Spearman and Pearson correlations and simple linear regression on some religious attributes (as independent variables) and some positive and negative age-specific social manifestations (as dependent variables). The results of the study show that an increased level of religious behaviour could predict a higher chance of positive social behaviour outcomes. Thus, religiosity may be regarded as one possible good influence on children’s development in future adults.

Keywords: temporal religiosity; behavioural religiosity; aggressive behaviour; social skills; quality of friendship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.2478/eras-2023-0002

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