Political and Religious Adherence in Relation to Individual Values
Author(s)
Musek, Janek
Abstract
The author investigated the question of whether political and religious preferences are substantially related to value orientations of individuals, using data from 1,810 participants in 3 different studies. Results of data analysis confirmed significant connections between political and religious adherence and value orientation of Slovenian participants. Groups of participants with different political orientation differed clearly in the rated importance of single values and common value categories. Thus, leftist political orientation and non-religiosity correlated with the higher importance of Dionysian values (dealing with hedonism, materialism, success and social power orientation), while rightist political orientation and religiosity correlated with the higher importance of apollonian values (moral, prosocial, cultural and personal fulfillment orientation). Results are discussed also in the context of the ongoing ideological and sociopolitical changes and developments in Slovenia and other post-communist societies in Europe.
