Bart Neyrinck

Is Religiosity Related to Better Parenting? Disentangling Religiosity From Religious Cognitive Style

This study examines associations between parental religiosity and parenting in a sample of 482 mother—child and 453 father—child dyads. Parents complete a religiosity measure that allows disentangling the effects of being religious from the effects of the way in which people process religious contents (i.e., literal vs. symbolic). In addition, parent and adolescent reports of two parenting style (i.e., need support and regulation) and parental goal promotion dimensions (i.e., intrinsic vs. extrinsic and conservation vs. openness to change goal promotion) are gathered. Whereas parental religiosity is positively related to a tendency to promote conservation rather than openness to change goals, a symbolic religious cognitive style relates positively to need support and the promotion of intrinsic rather than extrinsic goals. Hence, whereas relations between parental religiosity as such and parenting are limited and not unequivocally positive, a symbolic religious cognitive style systematically relates to adaptive parenting styles and goals. Implications are discussed.

Is Religiosity Related to Better Parenting

This study examines associations between parental religiosity and parenting in a sample of 482 mother—child and 453 father—child dyads. Parents complete a religiosity measure that allows disentangling the effects of being religious from the effects of the way in which people process religious contents (i.e., literal vs. symbolic). In addition, parent and adolescent reports of two parenting style (i.e., need support and regulation) and parental goal promotion dimensions (i.e., intrinsic vs. extrinsic and conservation vs. openness to change goal promotion) are gathered. Whereas parental religiosity is positively related to a tendency to promote conservation rather than openness to change goals, a symbolic religious cognitive style relates positively to need support and the promotion of intrinsic rather than extrinsic goals. Hence, whereas relations between parental religiosity as such and parenting are limited and not unequivocally positive, a symbolic religious cognitive style systematically relates to adaptive parenting styles and goals. Implications are discussed.

Hoe (de)motiverend zijn beloningen in therapie

Sommige drugshelpcentra in Vlaanderen hebben het over een andere boeg gegooid. Om drugsverslaafden te motiveren hun druggebruik te staken, worden ze volgens een premiestelsel beloond. Er worden hen filmtickets en ander materieel goeds beloofd, wanneer ze zich houden aan de opgelegde gebruiks- en gedragscode. Ook bij de behandeling van obesitas of eetstoornissen wordt gebruik gemaakt van beloningen. Cliënten kunnen beloningen krijgen, zoals uitstapjes, thuisbezoeken en speciale activiteiten, op voorwaarde dat ze zich houden aan de voorgeschreven symptoomverandering (zoals gewicht verliezen).