Czech Out the Atheists: A Representative Study of Religiosity in the Czech Republic

IF 1.7 2区哲学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion Pub Date : 2021-02-24 DOI:10.1080/10508619.2020.1844967

Jana Furstova, Klara Malinakova, D. Sigmundová, P. Tavel

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Abstract

ABSTRACT In the secularizing Christian world the Czech Republic holds a leading position: it is the country with the highest percentage of religiously unaffiliated people in the world. The trend toward the secularization of the Czech Republic is closely related to the nation’s history. This study aims to explore the stratification of religious beliefs in different sociodemographic groups and to assess the differences between believers and nonbelievers. The survey was conducted on a representative sample from the Czech Republic. A total of 1,800 participants (46.6 ± 17.4 years; 48.7% of men) were included in the study. Bayesian statistical analysis methods were used. In this study, over 70% of Czechs refer to themselves as non-religious. The most important impact on a person’s attitude toward religion seems to be their family upbringing. The main difference between Czech believers and nonbelievers was found in their perception of the qualities of God. This study shows that Czech believers are in many aspects similar to those in Western Europe. On the other hand, Czech nonbelievers should not be seen as complete atheists; they are just religious skeptics who tend to fulfil their spirituality needs outside traditional religion.

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捷克的无神论者:捷克共和国宗教虔诚的代表性研究

摘要在世俗化的基督教世界中，捷克共和国处于领先地位：它是世界上无宗教信仰者比例最高的国家。捷克共和国的世俗化趋势与该国的历史密切相关。本研究旨在探讨不同社会人口群体中宗教信仰的分层，并评估信徒和非信徒之间的差异。这项调查是对捷克共和国的代表性样本进行的。共有1800名参与者（46.6±17.4岁；48.7%的男性）被纳入该研究。采用贝叶斯统计分析方法。在这项研究中，超过70%的捷克人称自己不信教。对一个人对宗教态度的最重要影响似乎是他们的家庭教养。捷克信徒和非信徒之间的主要区别在于他们对上帝品质的感知。这项研究表明，捷克信徒在许多方面与西欧信徒相似。另一方面，捷克的非信徒不应被视为完全的无神论者；他们只是宗教怀疑论者，倾向于在传统宗教之外满足他们的精神需求。

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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.