One hundred and two fundamentalist Christians were administered scales measuring three religious orientations (intrinsic and extrinsic religion and religion-as-quest) and selective exposure. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between the three orientations and selective exposure to religious information. Selective exposure was measured in three ways: Belief confirmation - seeking belief-supporting information; Selective avoidance - avoiding belief-contradicting information; and Differential exposure - seeking belief-confirming information while avoiding contradicting information. Results of this study indicate that both quest and intrinsic religion predict the desire to read belief-confirming information. For selective avoidance, only quest predicted willingness to read counter-attitudinal information, thus supporting Batson's contention that religion-as-quest uniquely predicts open-minded truthseeking and willingness to doubt. Differential exposure was primarily predicted by extrinsic religion.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:WKU/oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-3952 |
| Date | 01 June 1991 |
| Creators | Warren, James, Jr. |
| Publisher | TopSCHOLAR® |
| Source Sets | Western Kentucky University Theses |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Masters Theses & Specialist Projects |
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