Examining the Causal Impact of Prayer on Self-Control and Generosity

Authors

Presenter(s)

Angel Rivera-Martinez

Comments

1:40-2:00, Kennedy Union 312

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Description

Prayer is a behavior that is characteristic of most religions and spiritualities and a practice important to many people. Although many studies have looked at a wide variety of the possible outcomes and impacts of prayer on behavior and well-being, this research hopes to study the practice of prayer and its outcomes in a more theological lens. In the Bible, the Fruit of the Spirit outlines expected characteristics of a person or community living in accordance with the Holy Spirit. The two aspects of the Fruit that will be studied as variables within this experiment are self-control and generosity. The goal of the experiment is to establish some sort of causal relationship between the practice of prayer and the variables of self-control and generosity, and the research involved will hopefully provide deeper insight into the relationships between psychology and theology.

Publication Date

4-23-2025

Project Designation

Honors Thesis

Primary Advisor

Erin O'Mara Kunz

Primary Advisor's Department

Psychology

Keywords

Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

Institutional Learning Goals

Faith; Scholarship; Practical Wisdom

Recommended Citation

"Examining the Causal Impact of Prayer on Self-Control and Generosity" (2025). Stander Symposium Projects. 3819.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stander_posters/3819