Diagnostics of Religious Consciousness in Foreign Studies
https://doi.org/10.31161/1995-0659-2024-18-4-111-117
Abstract
The paper presents the main directions of religious consciousness research (mainly in the USA and Western Europe). The aim of the research is to conduct a psychological analysis of the methods and techniques for studying the religious self-consciousness of the individual existing in psychology. Object: consciousness and self-consciousness of the individual. Subject: diagnostic tools that determine the degree of religiosity of a person. Discussion. First of all, it is not the results that are described, but specific methods, their advantages and limitations. The views of a number of researchers on the nature of religious consciousness, the methodology of studying this phenomenon are given. It is shown that, on the whole, the problem of diagnosing religious consciousness has not yet been fully resolved. First of all, this is due to the complexity of the phenomenon. Conclusion. The study has shown a certain lag in Russian research in the development of methodological tools for diagnosing religious consciousness. First of all, this concerns the psychometric features of the tests. In other words, with a usually high level of theoretical elaboration, the methods are often not sufficiently standardized, there is no data on validity and reliability, and other criteria for evaluating tests. the history of the development of this direction of psychology in foreign works, and great attention to the standardization of diagnostic procedures in general.
About the Authors
A. A. Khvostov
Moscow Pedagogical State University; Russian Academy of Education
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Andrey A. Khvostov, Doctor of Psychology, professor, the chair of Psychology of Personality Development; Head of the Laboratory of Scientific Foundations for the Study of Personality Development
Moscow
Zh. T. Kurbanova
Gamzatov Dagestan State Pedagogical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Zhanna T. Kurbanova, Ph. D. (Psychology), the chair of Psychology of Personality Development
Makhachkala
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Khvostov A.A., Kurbanova Zh.T. Diagnostics of Religious Consciousness in Foreign Studies. Dagestan State Pedagogical University. Journal. Psychological and Pedagogical Sciences. 2024;18(4):111-117. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31161/1995-0659-2024-18-4-111-117
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