Relation between Spirituality and Religions with Prosocial Behavior Toward Different Targets: Stranger, Friend and Family

RODRÍGUEZ, OMAR; MESURADO, BELÉN; CRESPO, RICARDO F.; FRANCK, JUAN

Yokohama

Congreso; 31st International Congress of Psychology; 2016

International Union of Psychological Science

The present study revealed that spirituality and different aspects of religious attendance are positively related to prosocial behavior toward stranger, friend and family. Spirituality was the best predictor for all types of prosocial behaviors, specially toward stranger explaining 15% of the variance. It is important highlight that different aspects of religious attendance are associated with different types of prosocial behavior e.g. social connectedness with the church members (social aspect) promote prosocial behavior toward stranger while emotional aspects of religious attendance are associated with prosocial behavior toward friend and family.