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Millar C, Chahda L, Carey LB, Ly A, McLaren PO, Drakopoulos E, Bhopti A. Global Citizenship: Cultural, Religious and Spiritual-An Exploratory Scoping Review. J Relig Health 2024; 63:63-88. [PMID: 38091204 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01968-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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This paper seeks to provide an exploration of the interplay between global citizenship, culture, religion and spirituality. Arksey and O'Malley's (Int J Soc Res Methodol 8(1):19-32, 2005) scoping literature review framework was utilised to qualify the research question, develop inclusion and exclusion criteria, select relevant studies, chart data and collate information. From the available peer-reviewed literature, a total of 44 articles were initially identified using the selection criteria, 19 of which were subsequently analysed. Eight main themes were identified within the literature; (1) development of global citizenship identity, (2) prosocial values and perspectives, (3) cultural competence and influence, (4) religion and religious teachings, (5) immersion experiences, (6) normative influence, (7) political compass and (8) spirituality. The literature suggests a clear link between global citizenship and spirituality. There were, however, some inconsistencies in the relationship between formalised religion and global citizenship across the studies, with evidence of religion both contributing to and detracting from prosocial values related to global citizenship. Additionally, cultural experiences, including immersion experiences, volunteering and study aboard were all positively linked to prosocial values related to global citizenship. Global citizenship provides individuals with an opportunity to develop intercultural skills, respect, sensitivity, empathy and concern for all of humanity. It is recommended that future global citizenship research should ensure adequate definitions of religion and spirituality, with caution to not generalise the two terms into one concept. Additional research into the relationship between spiritualty and global citizenship could provide a strong basis to increase understanding of the contributing factors to global citizenship identity.
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Affiliation(s)
- CaraJane Millar
- Speech Pathology, Schoolf of Allied Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, Victoria University, 1 Ballarat Road, Footscray, Australia
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- Speech Pathology, Schoolf of Allied Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, Victoria University, 1 Ballarat Road, Footscray, Australia.
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- Speech Pathology, Schoolf of Allied Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, Victoria University, 1 Ballarat Road, Footscray, Australia
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- Speech Pathology, Schoolf of Allied Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, Victoria University, 1 Ballarat Road, Footscray, Australia
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- Speech Pathology, Schoolf of Allied Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, Victoria University, 1 Ballarat Road, Footscray, Australia
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- Speech Pathology, Schoolf of Allied Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, Victoria University, 1 Ballarat Road, Footscray, Australia
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- Speech Pathology, Schoolf of Allied Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, Victoria University, 1 Ballarat Road, Footscray, Australia
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Sheldon KM, Sheldon MS, Osbaldiston R. Prosocial values and group assortation : Within an N-person prisoner's dilemma game. Hum Nat 2015; 11:387-404. [PMID: 26193659 DOI: 10.1007/s12110-000-1009-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2000] [Accepted: 05/10/2000] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ninety-five freshmen each recruited three peers to play a "group bidding game," an N-person prisoner's dilemma in which anyone could win movie tickets depending on their scores in the game. Prior to playing, all participants completed a measure of prosocial value orientation. Replicating and extending earlier findings (Sheldon and McGregor 2000), our results show that prosocial participants were at a disadvantage within groups. Despite this vulnerability, prosocial participants did no worse overall than asocial participants because a counteracting group-level advantage arose for prosocials, who tended to be concentrated in groups. Implications of this assortative process for the egoism/altruism debate, and for hierarchical selection theory, are discussed.
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- K M Sheldon
- Department of Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 65211, Columbia, MO.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 65211, Columbia, MO
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- Department of Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 65211, Columbia, MO
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