RT Article
T1 Feeling Guilty and Flattering God: The Mediating Role of Prayer
JF Journal of psychology and theology
VO 50
IS 2
SP 160
OP 173
A1 Zarzycka, Beata
A1 Tomaka, Kamil
A1 Zając, Katarzyna
A1 Marek, Klaudia
LA English
PB Sage Publishing
YR 2022
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1800609051
AB Ingratiation refers to acts of flattery, typically given by a low-power person to a high-power one, performed to gain acceptance and approval. This study investigates ingratiation in the religious setting, asking whether people feeling high levels of guilt or shame tend to manifest such ingratiating behavior toward God. The study aimed to examine the mediating role of prayer in the relationship between guilt and shame and ingratiation toward God. A total of 148 respondents (80 women and 68 men) participated in the study. The Religious Ingratiation Scale, the Content of Prayer Scale, and the Guilt and Shame Proneness Scale were applied to the research. The results showed that feeling guilty increased the tendency to ingratiation toward God. Prayer was the significant mediator in this relationship. People high in guilt tend to flatter God by offering more adoration and fewer repine prayers.
K1 Ingratiation
K1 Fear
K1 repine
K1 Adoration
K1 Prayer
K1 Shame
K1 Guilt
DO 10.1177/0091647121992426