The effect of religiosity on endorsement of democratic values: The mediating influence of authoritarianism
The effect of religiosity on endorsement of democratic values: The mediating influence of authoritarianism
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DOI：
10.1007/s11109-004-0901-3
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发表时间：
2004-12-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Canetti-Nisim, D
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作者：
Canetti-Nisim, D
这项研究解决了一个尚未解决的问题，即宗教虔诚和威权主义对抽象民主价值观的认可的影响的本质。通过结构方程分析所得的结果表明，尽管政治和安全气氛不稳定，以色列人在相当程度上相信民主价值。此外，研究结果并不完全支持理论预期，即宗教虔诚可能会减少对民主价值观的支持；也就是说，就其本身而言，宗教信仰对支持民主价值观的影响微不足道。再一次，分析为权威主义理论提供了依据——宗教信仰对民主价值观认可的负面影响源于权威主义的调解。这些发现在理论意义上得到了理解和讨论。因此，与现有的关于宗教虔诚和否定民主联系的假设相反，主要的结论是，宗教虔诚不能被认为是否定民主的唯一直接根源。
This study addresses the as yet unaddressed question of the nature of the effects of religiosity and authoritarianism upon endorsement of abstract democratic values. Findings obtained through the analyses of structural equations show that, despite the unsettled political and security atmosphere, Israelis believe in democratic values to a considerable extent. Furthermore, findings do not fully support the theoretical expectation that religiosity is likely to decrease support for democratic values; namely, in and of itself, religiosity has a negligible impact on endorsement of democratic values. Yet again, analyses lend credence to theory on authoritarianis - the negative effect of religiosity on endorsement of democratic values results from the mediation of authoritarianism. These findings are understood and discussed with regard to theoretical implications. The major conclusion, then, in contrast to existing assumptions regarding religiosity and negation of democracy linkage, is that religiosity cannot be considered the sole direct root cause of negation of democracy.