Individual differences and the relationship between education and religiosity in longitudinal versus cross‐sectional studies

Individual differences and the relationship between education and religiosity in longitudinal versus cross‐sectional studies

We show that the relationship between education and religiosity is positive in cross‐sectional analyses and negative in longitudinal analyses. We explain this discrepancy by suggesting that the former relationship is due to the positive association of both education and religiosity with dispositiona...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of psychology 2022-06, Vol.57 (3), p.358-362
1. Verfasser: Ganzach, Yoav
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Apostasy
Conformity
Cross-sectional studies
education
Individual differences
intelligence
Religiosity
religious behavior
religious beliefs
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Zusammenfassung:We show that the relationship between education and religiosity is positive in cross‐sectional analyses and negative in longitudinal analyses. We explain this discrepancy by suggesting that the former relationship is due to the positive association of both education and religiosity with dispositional conformity, while the latter represents a causal effect of education on apostasy.
ISSN:0020-7594
1464-066X
DOI:10.1002/ijop.12828