How Religiosity Makes You Impulsive: The Role of Group Identification and Collectivism Based on Religiopolitical Ideologies in Shaping Morality and Self-Control

Abstract

This Study Aims to Explore whether Religion Plays a Role in Shaping Moral Characteristics and Binds Individuals to Have Self-Control when They Are Associated with a Group. the Self-Control Moralization Is Primarily Group-Oriented and Is Sensitive to Group-Oriented Cues, They Demonstrated that when People Moralize Their Self-Control Successes and Failures They Do so Primarily when Concerns about the Group Rather Than Individuals within that Group Are on Their Minds. We Proposed a Theoretical Framework, Extending the Conceptualization to Religiopolitical Ideologies that Shape Morality and Self-Control Towards Impulsiveness. We Hypothesize that Religiosity Affects Political Ideologies that in Turn Strengthen Group Identification and Collectivism. Heighten Group Associations Would Then Influence Their Moral Foundations and Self-Control, Ultimately Making Group Members More Impulsive. Empirical Validity Was Established by Conducting a Survey Using a Close-Ended Questionnaire. Data Were Collected from 200 Respondents –Who Belong to Different Religions, Social Classes, Professions, Ethnicities, Political Associations, and Had a Different Moral Foundation System. Data Were Analyzed Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structured Equation Modeling. the Result Suggested that Religiosity Doesn’T Have a Significant Role in Shaping Political Ideology or Collectivism. However, It Inversely Affects the Group Identification. Political Ideology Doesn’T Seem to Have Any Effect on either Group Identification or Collectivism. However, These Two Have a Significant and Positive Effect on both the Moral Foundation and Self-Control. the Moral Foundation also Seems to Positively Affect Self-Control and These Two Reduce the Impulsivity in the Group. Religiosity Has a Direct Positive Effect on Impulsivity and whereas a Negative Impact on Moral Foundations. However, Its Effect on Self-Control Remained Insignificant. Hence, Religiosity Positively Affects Impulsivity through Group Identification, Which in Turn Affects the Moral Foundation, as Well as Directly Affecting the Moral Foundation. Similarly, Group Identification and Collectivism Negatively Affect Impulsivity through the Moral Foundation as Well as Self-Control or both at the Same Time. the Moral Foundation also Seems to Mediate Group Identification and Self-Control Nexus. Also, a Moral Foundation Reduces Impulsivity through Self-Control. Lastly, Group Identification Significantly Mediates the Effect of Religiosity on Morality as Well as Self-Control.