RELIGION, SYMBOLIC PLACES, HELPING AND ATTACHMENT ATTITUDES
- Naveed Shibli,
- Tahira Shafi
Abstract
In the present survey, 200 randomly inducted participants selected on
the basis of' frequency to visit symbolic religious places were studied.
All participants were tested for helping and attachment attitudes. It
was assumed that the visit frequency would influence DV's. Participants
were divided into two groups 100 religious and 100 less religious based
on visit frequency, each group was consisting of 50 male and 50 female.
Helping Attitude Scale and Parental Attachment Questionnaire were
administered to all. Results reflected helping attitude and parental
attachment means significantly higher among religious than less
religious group. Helping attitude was found significantly correlated
with parental attachment. Means of helping attitude and parental
attachment were found higher among female. Findings focusing Mosque
visitors in the present study found resembling with earlier reported
findings about Synagogue and Church visitors, which reflected the
similarity of symbolic religious places influence on visitors. Religion
out group global importance discussed for more studies.