Self-Sacrifice in the boat of Deviant Association, Passion for Religion, and Criminal Attitude

Abstract

The present study aims to explore the predictive role of deviant association, passion for religion, and criminal attitude in relation to self-sacrificial behavior. A total of 354 participants completed a set of validated self-report measures, including the Deviant Behavior Variety Scale (DBVS), Passion Scale, criminal attitude and Self-Sacrifice Scale. The results shows that the overall regression model was significant and explained 21.6% of the variance in self-sacrifice (R² = .216, p < .001). Deviant association (B = .21, p < .01), passion for religion (B= .25, p < .001), and criminal attitude (B = .29, p < .05) each emerged as significant positive predictors of self-sacrificial behavior. While correlational analysis revealed a non-significant relationship between deviant association and self-sacrifice (r = .118, p > .05), regression analysis shows a significant predictive role, which suggest that the influence of peer exposure may operate in more complex ways. Passion for religion and criminal attitude also showed significant positive correlations with self-sacrifice. The findings contribute to a growing body of literature on the psychological mechanisms underlying extreme prosocial behavior and highlight the importance of cognitive and social factors in predicting self-sacrifice.

Keywords: Self-Sacrifice, Deviant Association, Passion, Religion, Criminal Attitude