Abstract
The relation between religiosity and well-being is one of the most researched topics in the psychology of religion, yet the directionality and robustness of the effect remains debated. Here, we adopted a many-analysts approach to assess the robustness of this relation based on a new cross-cultural dataset (N = 10, 535 participants from 24 countries). We recruited 120 analysis teams to investigate (1) whether religious people self-report higher well-being, and (2) whether the relation between religiosity and self-reported well-being depends on perceived cultural norms of religion (i.e., whether it is considered normal and desirable to be religious in a given country). In a two-stage procedure, the teams first created an analysis plan and then executed their planned analysis on the data. For the first research question, all but 3 teams reported positive effect sizes with credible/confidence intervals excluding zero (median reported beta = 0.120). For the second research question, this was the case for 65% of the teams (median reported beta = 0.039). While most teams applied (multilevel) linear regression models, there was considerable variability in the choice of items used to construct the independent variables, the dependent variable, and the included covariates.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Religion, Brain, and Behavior |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 237-283 |
Number of pages | 47 |
ISSN | 2153-599X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Keywords
- Health
- many analysts
- open science
- religion
- MENTAL-HEALTH
- PEOPLE HAPPY
- LIFE
- SPIRITUALITY
- REPLICATION
- INVOLVEMENT
- PERSPECTIVE
- CONSENSUS
- HAPPINESS
- CULTURE
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The relation between religiosity and well-being is one of the most researched topics in the psychology of religion, yet the directionality and robustness of the effect remains debated. Here, we adopted a many-analysts approach to assess the robustness of this relation based on a new cross-cultural dataset (N = 10, 535 participants from 24 countries). We recruited 120 analysis teams to investigate (1) whether religious people self-report higher well-being, and (2) whether the relation between religiosity and self-reported well-being depends on perceived cultural norms of religion (i.e., whether it is considered normal and desirable to be religious in a given country). In a two-stage procedure, the teams first created an analysis plan and then executed their planned analysis on the data. For the first research question, all but 3 teams reported positive effect sizes with credible/confidence intervals excluding zero (median reported beta = 0.120). For the second research question, this was the case for 65% of the teams (median reported beta = 0.039). While most teams applied (multilevel) linear regression models, there was considerable variability in the choice of items used to construct the independent variables, the dependent variable, and the included covariates.
AB - The relation between religiosity and well-being is one of the most researched topics in the psychology of religion, yet the directionality and robustness of the effect remains debated. Here, we adopted a many-analysts approach to assess the robustness of this relation based on a new cross-cultural dataset (N = 10, 535 participants from 24 countries). We recruited 120 analysis teams to investigate (1) whether religious people self-report higher well-being, and (2) whether the relation between religiosity and self-reported well-being depends on perceived cultural norms of religion (i.e., whether it is considered normal and desirable to be religious in a given country). In a two-stage procedure, the teams first created an analysis plan and then executed their planned analysis on the data. For the first research question, all but 3 teams reported positive effect sizes with credible/confidence intervals excluding zero (median reported beta = 0.120). For the second research question, this was the case for 65% of the teams (median reported beta = 0.039). While most teams applied (multilevel) linear regression models, there was considerable variability in the choice of items used to construct the independent variables, the dependent variable, and the included covariates.
KW - Health
KW - many analysts
KW - open science
KW - religion
KW - MENTAL-HEALTH
KW - PEOPLE HAPPY
KW - LIFE
KW - SPIRITUALITY
KW - REPLICATION
KW - INVOLVEMENT
KW - PERSPECTIVE
KW - CONSENSUS
KW - HAPPINESS
KW - CULTURE
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U2 - 10.1080/2153599X.2022.2070255
DO - 10.1080/2153599X.2022.2070255
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2153-599X
VL - 13
SP - 237
EP - 283
JO - Religion, Brain, and Behavior
JF - Religion, Brain, and Behavior
IS - 3
ER -