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Attitudes Towards Procreative Options in the Event of Infertility: The Role of Personal Values and Religiosity
Elena Canzi, Francesca Danioni, Rosa Rosnati, Eugenia Scabini, Daniela Barni
Background:
Literature regarding attitudes towards procreative options in the event of infertility is highly limited.
Objective:
The general aim of the current cross-sectional study is to analyze the relation between basic, personal values (self-enhancement and self-transcendence), and procreative options (living without children, adoption, homologous techniques, and heterologous techniques), while exploring the role of religiosity in moderating this relation.
Methods:
A large sample of 1,891 young Italian adults aged between 18 and 33 was used in the study. The participants were asked to complete a self-report questionnaire. A series of hierarchical regression models were constructed using the SPSS 24.0 software, in order to test the moderation hypotheses.
Results:
Self-enhancement values were positively related to the choice of both homologous and heterologous techniques, whereas self-transcendence values were strong and positive predictors of adoption. Moreover, a significant moderating role of religiosity in shaping the relations between personal values and attitudes towards heterologous techniques emerged: at low levels of self-enhancement values, highly religious participants had a more negative attitude towards heterologous techniques compared to participants with low religiosity. However, self-transcendence values predicted a more positive attitude towards heterologous techniques among participants with low religiosity.
Conclusion:
Findings showed the link between personal values and attitudes towards assisted reproductive techniques and adoption, along with the role of religiosity in shaping this relation; heterologous techniques were the most controversial option according to participants’ perceptions.
December 31, 2020
Articles
- December 18, 2020
Translation and Adaptation of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form into Persian
November 13, 2020Pre-service Teachers' Representations About Children's Learning: A Pilot Study
October 16, 2020Effect of Attachment and Personality Styles on the Ability to Interpret Emotional Vocal Expressions: A Cross-sectional Study
October 06, 2020Effect of Students' Emotions on their Positive Psychology: A Study of Higher Education Institutions
September 08, 2020Psychological and Medico-Legal Perspectives on Electroconvulsive Therapy and Patient-Centered Care: A Short Review of Cross-Cutting Issues
August 19, 2020Social Networking Service and Depression: Evidence from China
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Experiencing Peace Through Heart-Based Meditation on The Self
Tina Lindhard
Background:
This paper is based on the results obtained from a research program which showed that training in the heart-based Intuitive Meditation (IM) method brought about a significant shift towards more feeling based consciousness. This data was obtained from a pre-post test design measuring changes in scores on the Feeling Consciousness Scale (FCS). The post-test scale also included several open-ended questions.
Objectives:
Among other aims, the objectives of the present paper are to compare the traits obtained from the open questions to the scale items in order to refine the scale where necessary and to learn more about the quality of feeling-based consciousness; for instance, to compare the scale item “I feel peace inside” with the open answers.
Method:
The method consisted of a comparison of answers from the open questions with the scale items.
Results:
An overlap was found between many of the scale items and traits derived from the open answers. The scale item “I feel peace inside” and the open answers of 36% of the participants suggest that peace might be an inner experience related to feeling.
Conclusion:
The comparison throws more light on the quality of the inner experience of participants after learning IM. It also suggests that peace is an inner experience related to feeling. This has many implications, especially for people who try to create or impose peace on others through military or forceful means. As the sample size was small, further research is suggested, especially with respect to possible gender differences.
April 26, 2017
Other Post
- February 28, 2017
On the Scientific Discourse Practice in Psychology: Professional Comments and Replies in Different Subdisciplines of Psychology up to 2015
June 12, 2017
Towards a Dynamic Assessment of Unilateral Spatial Neglect
July 27, 2017
Support for the Forensic DNA Database and Public Safety Concerns: An Exploratory Study
August 15, 2017
At-Risk Teachers: The Association Between Burnout Levels and Emotional Appraisal Processes
August 17, 2017
The Meaning of Flowers: A Cultural and Perceptual Exploration of Ornamental Flowers
October 31, 2016
The Romantic Jealousy as Multidimensional Construct: A Study on the Italian Short Form of the Multidimensional Jealousy Scale
