| Gut reactions: moral conviction, religiosity, and trust in authority. | |
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PMID: 19645695 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Theory and research point to different ways moral conviction and religiosity connect to trust in political authorities to decide controversial issues of the day. Specifically, we predicted that stronger moral convictions would be associated with greater distrust in authorities such as the U.S. Supreme Court making the "right" decisions regarding controversial issues. Conversely, we predicted that stronger religiosity would be associated with greater trust in authorities. We tested these hypotheses using a survey of a nationally representative sample of Americans (N = 727) that assessed the degree to which people trusted the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the legal status of physician-assisted suicide. Results indicated that greater religiosity was associated with greater trust in the U.S. Supreme Court to decide this issue, and that stronger moral convictions about physician-assisted suicide were associated with greater distrust in the U.S. Supreme Court to decide this issue. Also, the processes underlying religious trust and distrust based on moral convictions were more quick and visceral than slow and carefully considered. |
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Authors:
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Daniel C Wisneski; Brad L Lytle; Linda J Skitka |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-07-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Psychological science Volume: 20 ISSN: 1467-9280 ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Sci Publication Date: 2009 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-09-02 Completed Date: 2009-11-30 Revised Date: 2011-05-20 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9007542 Medline TA: Psychol Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1059-63 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA. dwisne2@uic.edu |
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Authoritarianism* Data Collection Female Humans Male Middle Aged Moral Obligations* Politics* Religion and Psychology* Suicide, Assisted / legislation & jurisprudence, psychology Supreme Court Decisions Trust* United States Young Adult |
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