Attributions for Atheism: Perceptions that Atheism is a Choice are Associated with Prejudice against Atheists among Christians, but Not Jews or Nonbelievers

IF 1.7 2区哲学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY International Journal for the Psychology of Religion Pub Date : 2020-10-13 DOI:10.1080/10508619.2020.1815993

A. Moss, James Fitzpatrick, Laurie T. O’Brien

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ABSTRACT Is believing that atheism is a choice related to prejudice against atheists? The present research draws on attributional models of prejudice to examine the relationship between perceptions that atheism is a choice and anti-atheist prejudice among Christians, Jews, and nonbelievers. We hypothesized that Christians would be more likely than Jews (Sample 1 and 3) and nonbelievers (Samples 1, 2, and 3) to believe atheism is a choice. Further, we hypothesized that the relationship between perceptions of choice and anti-atheist prejudice would be stronger among Christians than Jews and nonbelievers. In three samples of college students and U.S. adults (N = 859), Christians were more likely than others to believe atheism is a choice and perceptions of choice uniquely predicted Christians’ prejudice toward atheists. By examining perceptions of choice, our research reveals a novel source of anti-atheist prejudice, but a source with deep roots in the psychology of prejudice.

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对无神论的归因:认为无神论是一种选择的看法与基督徒对无神论者的偏见有关，但与犹太人或非信徒无关

相信无神论是一种与对无神论者的偏见有关的选择吗？本研究利用偏见的归因模型来检验基督徒、犹太人和非信徒对无神论是一种选择的看法与反无神论偏见之间的关系。我们假设基督徒比犹太人（样本1和3）和非信徒（样本1、2和3）更有可能相信无神论是一种选择。此外，我们假设基督徒对选择的看法和反无神论偏见之间的关系会比犹太人和非信徒更强。在三个大学生和美国成年人样本中（N=859），基督徒比其他人更有可能相信无神论是一种选择，而对选择的感知独特地预测了基督徒对无神论者的偏见。通过考察对选择的看法，我们的研究揭示了反无神论偏见的一个新来源，但这个来源深深植根于偏见心理学。

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International Journal for the Psychology of Religion Multiple-

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期刊介绍： The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IJPR) is devoted to psychological studies of religious processes and phenomena in all religious traditions. This journal provides a means for sustained discussion of psychologically relevant issues that can be examined empirically and concern religion in the most general sense. It presents articles covering a variety of important topics, such as the social psychology of religion, religious development, conversion, religious experience, religion and social attitudes and behavior, religion and mental health, and psychoanalytic and other theoretical interpretations of religion. The journal publishes research reports, brief research reports, commentaries on relevant topical issues, book reviews, and statements addressing articles published in previous issues. The journal may also include a major essay and commentaries, perspective papers of the theory, and articles on the psychology of religion in a specific country.