Fernander Anita, Wilson John F, Staton Michele, Leukefeld Carl
College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, 40536-0086, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2005 Dec;49(6):682-95. doi: 10.1177/0306624X05274897.
This study examined the association between measures of spirituality and religiosity and characteristics of current criminal conviction in a male prison population. Spirituality was operationalized as spiritual well-being and existential well-being. Religiosity was operationalized as frequency of religious service attendance, whether an individual considered himself to be religious, and how strongly an individual believed his religious beliefs influenced his behavior. Inmates whose convictions were property related reported greater spiritual wellbeing, were more likely to consider themselves religious, and to say that religious beliefs influenced their behavior than inmates whose crimes were not property related. Inmates whose convictions were drug related were less likely to consider themselves religious, and inmates whose conviction involved violence were more likely to consider themselves religious but less likely to endorse statements that religious beliefs influenced their behavior. The distinction between religiosity and spirituality is discussed in terms of the type-of-crime hypothesis.
本研究调查了男性监狱人群中精神性与宗教信仰的衡量指标与当前刑事定罪特征之间的关联。精神性被定义为精神幸福感和存在幸福感。宗教信仰被定义为宗教仪式的参加频率、个人是否认为自己是宗教信徒，以及个人认为其宗教信仰对其行为影响的强烈程度。与财产相关犯罪的囚犯报告的精神幸福感更高，比非财产相关犯罪的囚犯更有可能认为自己是宗教信徒，并表示宗教信仰影响了他们的行为。与毒品相关犯罪的囚犯认为自己是宗教信徒的可能性较小，而涉及暴力犯罪的囚犯更有可能认为自己是宗教信徒，但不太可能认同宗教信仰影响其行为的说法。根据犯罪类型假说对宗教信仰与精神性之间的区别进行了讨论。
