THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS THINKING FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADOLESCENCE
Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THE PRESENT STUDY WAS, FIRST, TO INVESTIGATE THE STRUCTURE ANDTHE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS THINKING FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADOLESCENCE. SECOND, TO UNCOVER THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE RELIGIOUS THINKING AND THE OTHER ABILITIES OF THINKING. THIRD, TO DETERMINE THE RESPONSIBLE FACTORS WHICH CREATE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES. THIS RESEARCH WAS BASED ON PROF'S A. DEMETRIOU AND A. EFKLIDES THEORY OF EXERIANTIAL STRUCTURALISM. THE SUBJECTS INCLUDED IN THIS STUDY WERE 120 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS OF 8, 10, 12 AND 14 YEARS OF AGE. THEY CAME FROM 3 DIFFERENT (LOW-MEDIUM-HIGH) SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS (SES). TWO BOOKLETS WERE DELIVERED TO EACH SUBJECT: THE FIRST WAS ON COGNITIVE TASKS AND THESECOND WAS A RELIGIOUS QUESTIONAIRE ANSWERED BY INTERVIEW. FACTOR ANALYSIS, CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS, DISCRIMINATION AND PREDICTION ANALYSIS AND ANOVA WAS USED. THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RELIGIOUS AND NON-RELIGIOUS THINKING. HOWEVER, THE INDIVIDUAL ...
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