THE PROBLEM OF DIFFERENTIATION OF GROUPS OF RELIGIOUS PERSONALITIES IN RUSSIA: THE EXPERIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH
THE PROBLEM OF DIFFERENTIATION OF GROUPS OF RELIGIOUS PERSONALITIES IN RUSSIA: THE EXPERIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Author(s): Ilya Shmelev, Vadim A. PETROVSKYSubject(s): Literary Texts, Anthology
Published by: Asociaţiunea Transilvană pentru Literatura Română şi Cultura Poporului Român - ASTRA
Keywords: religiosity; psychodiagnostic; groups of believers; youth psychology; faith;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the study was to distinguish groups of believers according to the type of religiosity. This investigation is based on the personal approach and focuses on the problem of differentiation of groups of religious personalities who are young. Psychodiagnostic research was carried out only in the classrooms designated of the educational institutions. Based on the analysis of western literature, the differences between the types of religiosity of young believers ("quasi-religious," "moderately religious," "truly religious") were determined. Procedure of hierarchical cluster analysis allowed indicating empirical referents of the concept "type of religiosity". The differences between the groups were empirically confirmed, using the method of psychodiagnostic.
Journal: Astra Salvensis - revista de istorie si cultura
- Issue Year: VIII/2020
- Issue No: Supplement
- Page Range: 37-55
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English