Effects Of Religious Commitment Research Articles

Predictors of Waqf Endowment: Mediating Effects of Attitude, Subjective Norms, and Perceived Behavioral Controls

Religious commitment and Waqf trustee communication are important predictors of a typical Waqf intention. Yet little is known about the underlying mediating variables that account for these relationships. Based on assumptions derived from the Theory of Planned Behavior, the focus of this paper is to explain how religious commitment and Waqf trustee communication are predictors associated with Waqf intention with the underlying mechanism of human social psychology; i.e., the individual attitude, behavioral control towards Waqf, and Waqf subjective norms. An online survey (N=200 Muslim adults) was used to test the proposed relationships using PLS Algorithm, Bootstrapping, and Blindfolding analysis in SmartPLS software. The findings showed that religious commitment and Waqf trustee communication are directly related to one’s Waqf intention, with Waqf trustee communication showing stronger effect than religious commitment. In addition, behavioral control and subjective norms of Waqf significantly mediate the effect of religious commitment and Waqf trustee communication on Waqf intention. The attitude towards Waqf only mediates the effect of religious commitment to Waqf intention, but not of Waqf trustee communication. Our knowledge of these relationships is important as it can help advance the integration of social psychological factors in explaining the effect of religious commitment and trustee communication on Waqf intention.

The effect of religious commitment and global identity on purchase intention of luxury fashion products: A cross-cultural study

Drawing insights from social identity theory, this research investigates the interactive effects among consumers’ perceived social value, religious commitment, and global identity on their purchase intention of luxury fashion products in a cross-cultural context. In a study of 307 American and 283 Thai participants, this research shows that consumers’ perceived social value is positively related to the purchase intention of luxury goods in both countries. It also finds that global identity enhances the positive relationship between perceived social value and luxury purchase intention in both countries. Interestingly, this research shows that consumers’ religious commitment escalates the positive relationship between perceived social value and purchase intention of luxury goods if religious commitment is low in Thailand but it is high in the U.S. The analysis result of this study provides ample theoretical and managerial implications.

RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT AS A PREDICTOR OF ATTITUDE TOWARDS REGULAR EXERCISE AMONG THE MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS

Exercise refers to any intentional activity aimed to promote or maintains physical fitness and overall wellness. Regular exercise is crucial in maintaining healthy well-being. There is a growing concern that most middle-aged adults commit less to physical exercise. The primary purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes of middle-aged adults towards regular exercise based on religious commitment. One hundred and six middle-aged adults within the age range of 40-49 (M = 45.04, SD = 2.37) comprising males and females were mainly pooled from the Kogi state civil service between January and March, 2021. A cross-sectional design was adopted. It was hypothesized that religious commitment would significantly account for the variance in adults attitude towards regular exercise. However, the linear regression analysis conducted on the data revealed no statistically significant effect of religious commitment on attitude towards regular exercise. The study concludes that religious belief does not account for the variation in attitude towards regular exercise among the middle-aged adults in Nigeria.

The Effect of Religious Commitment on Psychological Security: The Case of Female Students at Irbid University College

Both a 75-items and a 30-items scales were used to uncover the relationship between religious commitment and psychological security among a sample of (156) female students in Irbid University College. Answers revealed that female students are religiously committed as they are psychologically secure. The study has found out that academic average, and income influence the degree of religious commitment of sample, but not their psychological security. Meanwhile, the study proved that parents’ religiosity and relationship influence their daughters’ religious commitment and psychological security. In this retrospect, the study suggests to conduct further research that tackle the behavioural (treatment) aspect of religion on students, and father-child relationship, and psychological security.

A cross-cultural comparison of Muslim religious commitment on US brand switching behaviour

The literature on religion in consumer behaviour research reveals that it is treated as a segmentation variable. However, so far there is a missing link between the comparisons of consumers of the same religion. Therefore, this comparative study is intended to examine differences in religious commitments and the influence of religious commitment on the brand-switching behaviour of millennial Muslim consumers. Data has been collected from 550 millennial Muslim consumers from Pakistan and Malaysia, and structural equation modelling (SEM) has been applied for the analysis. This study demonstrates that the religious commitment is significantly different between two countries and influences the brand switching behaviour of millennial Muslim consumers. This study shows how religious commitments are different, and moreover the effect of religious commitment is also different in the brand-switching behaviour of consumers while practising the same religion. It is hoped that this study will be of interest to business researchers involved in religion and consumer behaviour research.

Islamic Attributes of Destination and Muslim Travellers’ Satisfaction: Examining the Moderating Effect of Religious Commitment

World Islamic tourism is growing rapidly year by year. In Malaysia, the demand of Islamic tourism products has also gained significant popularity based on the increasing number of Muslim tourists to the country in recent years. Unfortunately, this demand has rarely been supported by market studies especially from the perspective of the Muslim travellers in Malaysia. The paper is written (i) to identify the relationship between the determinants of Islamic attributes of destination (IAD) and Muslim travellers’ satisfaction (TS) and (ii) to examine the moderating role of religious commitment (RC). A total of 225 responses were collected and the data was analyzed via multiple regression analysis. The finding of the study shows that IAD has a significant effect on TS. The finding also revealed that RC moderates the relationship between IAD and TS. It is hoped that the study provides clearer understanding about Halal hospitality and travellers’ religious needs from their standpoint in order to develop marketing strategies to attract Muslim travellers and to ensure the expansion of the industry particularly in the context of Malaysia tourism industry.

The Effects of Religious Commitment on the Academic Achievement of Urban and Other Children

Using the 1992 NELS data set, this study assessed the effects of student religious commitment on the academic achievement of urban and other children. The results indicate that religiously committed urban children performed better on most academic measures than their less religious counterparts, even when controlling for SES, race, and gender. The same general pattern held for all the children in the sample as well. In addition, the effects for religiosity were usually greater for urban children than they were for nonurban children. Supplementary analyses indicated that there were no differences between Catholic and Protestant students, but there were differences between religious students of Christian faith versus students of other religious faiths. These results suggest that when researchers study the effects of religion on the academic achievement of children, the religious nature of the students should be considered. The significance of these results is discussed.

The effects of religious commitment on the attitudes and behavior of teens regarding premarital childbirth.

Using the NELS data set from the 1988-1992 period, this study used a longitudinal data set to address whether very religious teens maintained different attitudes and behaviors regarding premarital childbirth than their less religious counterparts. The results of this study support the notion that a high level of religious commitment among adolescents makes it less likely that teens will have permissive attitudes about premarital childbirth and also makes it less likely that they will become never married single parents during their high school years. The variables for "religiosity" were taken from the NELS surveys for 1988 and 1990. The variables measuring attitudes and behaviors regarding premarital childbirth were obtained from the 1992 data set. This procedure helped address any issues regarding the direction of causality. The significance of these results is discussed.

The Effects of the Religious Commitment of Twelfth Graders Living in Non-Intact Families on Their Academic Achievement

ABSTRACT Using the NELS data set from the 1988-1992 period, this study assessed the effects of student religious commitment among twelfth graders who lived in a non-intact family on their academic achievement. This study first focused upon the effects of religiosity on all the students living in non-intact families in the sample and then specifically addressed the effects of religiosity on Black and Hispanic children living in non-intact families. The results indicate that students with a high level of religiosity did better than less religious students on most measures of academic achievement, even when controlling for SES and gender. These results held for all students living in non-intact families, as well as for Black and Hispanic children living in non-intact families. These results suggest that religiosity may help many children from single-parent families to do well in school

Religious Commitment and Adolescent Behavior

This essay reviews the literature on the effects of religious commitment on adolescent behavior. While the body of research on the effects of religious commitment of adolescents on their overall lives is still relatively small, that literature indicates that religious commitment tends to be associated with higher educational outcomes and a lower incidence of illegal drug use, alcohol abuse, and premarital sex. Some are reluctant to acknowledge these effects, while others champion desirable qualities in adolescents, especially educational excellence and socially responsible behavior, without incorporating their true source--religious convictions. Many of the reasons for this reluctance are rooted in the general culture, which since the 1960s marginaltes religion in America, and seeks to exclude it from the public square. Yet, based on research findings, contemporary society would benefit from encouraging adolescent religious commitment.

The Effects of Religious Commitment on the Academic Achievement of Black and Hispanic Children

Using the National Education Longitudinal Survey (NELS) data set from the 1988 to 1992 period, this study assessed the effects of student religious commitment on the academic achievement of Black and Hispanic children. The results indicate that religiously committed Black and Hispanic children performed better on most academic measures than their less religious counterparts, even when controlling for socioeconomic status, gender, and whether the student attended a private religious school. These results suggest that when researchers study the effects of religion on the academic achievement of children, the nature of the school should be considered but also the religious nature of many of the Black and Hispanic students. The significance of these results is discussed.

Religion and Hypertension: Testing Alternative Explanations Among Immigrants

A number of researchers have found that religious commitment has a salutary effect on blood pressure levels. Levin and Vanderpool's review of several of these studies led them to offer some methodological, epistemological, and conceptual criticisms of this body of literature, and they advanced various hypotheses offering possible alternative explanations for the putative salutary effect of religion on blood pressure. In this article, the effect of religious commitment on hypertension among a sample of immigrants is examined with these hypotheses and criticisms in mind. Even when the majority of Levin and Vanderpool's criticisms are addressed, the religion effect remains.

Region, Religious Commitment, and Life Satisfaction Among Black Americans

Using data from the National Survey of Black Americans (NSBA), this research examines three sets of hypotheses regarding the effects of religious commitment on life satisfaction. Further, given evi...

The Effect of Religious Commitment on Suicide: A Cross-National Analysis

Research on the relationship of religion and suicide has relied almost exclusively on the concept of religious integration as a causal variable. The present paper proposes an alternative linkage, based on the concept of religious commitment. A theory is developed that argues that a high level of commitment to a few life-preserving religious beliefs, values, and practices will lower suicide levels. Control variables are taken from the industrialization and the neglected genderequality perspectives on suicide. A multiple regression analysis of suicide rates from 25 nations indicates that religious commitment is negatively related to the total suicide rate. However, this relationship holds only forfemales, the group traditionally most committed to religion. Both the industrialization and gender-equality variables were more closely associated with the variance in ageand gender-specific suicide rates than was the religious variable.

Sociology of Religion: A Bibliographic Essay

Sociology of religion is the study of the relationship between religion and culture. Sociologists focus on the nature and structure of religious organizations and movements, leadership, the effect of religious commitment on individuals and social process or social change. Central to the discipline is the search for an adequate definition of religion and for a coherent explanation of the distinction between religious myth and social reality.