College Students' Appreciative Attitudes toward Atheists

Autor/inn/en	Bowman, Nicholas A.; Rockenbach, Alyssa N.; Mayhew, Matthew J.; Riggers-Piehl, Tiffani A.; Hudson, Tara D.
Titel	College Students' Appreciative Attitudes toward Atheists
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 58 (2017) 1, S.98-118 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-016-9417-z
Schlagwörter	College Students; Student Attitudes; Minority Groups; Religion; Beliefs; World Views; Predictor Variables; Self Concept; Christianity; Muslims; Negative Attitudes; Positive Attitudes; Cultural Pluralism; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Ethnische Minderheit; Belief; Glaube; World view; Weltanschauung; Prädiktor; Selbstkonzept; Christentum; Muslim; Muslimin; Negative Fixierung; Kulturpluralismus; Korrelation
Abstract	Atheists are often marginalized in discussions of religious and spiritual pluralism on college campuses and beyond. As with other minority worldview groups, atheists face challenges with hostile campus climates and misunderstanding of their views. The present study used a large, multi-institutional sample to explore predictors of non-atheist college students' appreciative attitudes toward atheists. Substantial differences were found across identities; secular and spiritual worldview groups hold the most positive views, whereas Christians and Muslims have the most negative attitudes. Interactions with worldview diversity--but not general religious/spiritual engagement--consistently predict more positive attitudes, and these relationships sometimes vary based on students' own worldviews. These results suggest that colleges and universities can create more inclusive environments for atheists, who constitute a sizable minority group on today's college campuses. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01