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Is religiousness a protective resource? A 15-year longitudinal analysis of the link between religious engagement and life-satisfaction across income levels

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  • Pinar Celik

    (IÉSEG School Of Management [Puteaux])

  • Martin Storme

    (LEM - Lille économie management - UMR 9221 - UA - Université d'Artois - UCL - Université catholique de Lille - ULCO - Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale - Université de Lille - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Ana Camargo

    (IÉSEG School Of Management [Puteaux])

  • Melvyn R.W. Hamstra

    (LEM - Lille économie management - UMR 9221 - UA - Université d'Artois - UCL - Université catholique de Lille - ULCO - Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale - Université de Lille - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

Many researchers have argued that religiousness serves as a protective resource in the face of adversity. To examine this assumption, we conducted cross-lagged temporal analyses on yearly measured panel responses over a 15-year period and examined the effect of religiousness on life-satisfaction across different income levels. Overall, we found no support for the assumption that religiousness serves as a protective resource. While we did find positive associations between religiousness and life-satisfaction in particular among low-income individuals, we observed these effects only at the between-person level. At the within-person level, temporal effects were small and their directions were not consistent with what would be expected if religion were a protective mechanism that helps coping with adversity. Implications are discussed.

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  • Pinar Celik & Martin Storme & Ana Camargo & Melvyn R.W. Hamstra, 2025. "Is religiousness a protective resource? A 15-year longitudinal analysis of the link between religious engagement and life-satisfaction across income levels," Post-Print hal-05376697, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05376697
    DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2025.113351
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