Non-Religious Identities and Life Satisfaction: Questioning the Universality of a Linear Link between Religiosity and Well-Being
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DOI: 10.1007/s10902-019-00175-x
Abstract: Previous research has frequently found a positive relation between religiosity compared to non-religiosity and psychological well-being. Recent studies have demonstrated differences between types of non-religious individuals and the relevance of a fit between individual (non-)religiosity… read more here.
Keywords: non religious; religiosity; religious individuals; life satisfaction ... See more keywords
In God we trust? Neural measures reveal lower social conformity among non-religious individuals
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DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsx023
Abstract: Abstract Even in predominantly religious societies, there are substantial individual differences in religious commitment. Why is this? One possibility is that differences in social conformity (i.e. the tendency to think and behave as others do)… read more here.
Keywords: god trust; social conformity; non religious; religious individuals ... See more keywords
Religious Identity and Morality: Evidence for Religious Residue and Decay in Moral Foundations
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DOI: 10.1177/0146167220970814
Abstract: Religion provides a powerful social identity. Building on previous work demonstrating that formerly religious individuals (i.e., religious dones) more closely resemble currently religious individuals than do never religious individuals (i.e., religious nones), we report three… read more here.
Keywords: moral foundations; religious residue; evidence religious; religious individuals ... See more keywords