The Relationship between Core Self-Evaluations, Views of God, and Intrinsic/Extrinsic Religious Motivation

• Published in: Psychological reports Vol. 116; no. 2; pp. 647 - 662
• Main Authors: Smither, James W., Walker, Alan G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Humans; Internal-External Control; Male; Middle Aged; Motivation; Religion and Psychology; Self Concept

Core self-evaluations refer to a higher-order construct that subsumes four well-established traits in the personality literature: self-esteem, generalized self-efficacy, (low) neuroticism, and (internal) locus of control. Studies that have examined the relationship between various measures of religi...