Intervention(s)
We aim at approaching the pilgrims in the surrounding areas of Parque do Perdão
(forgivenss park) (https://www.lisboa2023.org/pt/parque-do-perdao). The choice of this
space is due, on the one hand, to being a space of healing, reconciliation, gift, and joy, being
a moment where social and moral preferences can be more salient and, very importantly,
where a transmitting effect of generosity for the general population may arise. On the
other hand, it is a space where there will be moments of waiting, given the estimated
demand and the number of existing concessionaires, therefore pilgrims are more willing to
participate in the study. Moreover, in other spaces, where other activities take place, it
would most likely imply the interruption of the pilgrims' attention and the research team
intends to be as non-invasive as possible.
It should be noted that the volunteers who will carry out the interviews will be trained by
the research team so that they are careful and sensitive in their approach, so as not to
disturb the pilgrims during their most introspective moments. We will only have
participants above 17 years old, that can speak and understand Portuguese or English.
Parque do Perdão will be operating from 9h to 16h on August 1, 3, and 4 and from 9h to
18h on August 2.
In our short and anonymized survey, we will collect basic socio-demographic information,
including gender, age, nationality, whether they are in Lisbon specifically for the WYD,
highest level of education attained, and standard measures of the “The Centrality of
Religiosity Scale (CRS)” by Huber and Huber (2012),