Presentation
Variations in Religiosity by Latitude Parallel Variations in Environmental Instability
Adventist Human-Subject Researchers Association
Location
Session A
Event Website
http://www.ahsra.net/
Start Date
25-5-2023 4:25 PM
End Date
25-5-2023 4:50 PM
Disciplines
Description
Across three global samples, we observe increases in many measures of religiosity from the poles towards the equator, extending previous reports of latitudinal psychology. This equatorial-polar gradient parallels indices of political, economic, and ecological instability, consistent with models where religious beliefs and behaviors serve coping functions in unstable cultural contexts.
Citation Information
Karl G. D. Bailey, Crystal Collins, Aidan Li and Duane C McBride. "Variations in Religiosity by Latitude Parallel Variations in Environmental Instability" (2023) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/karl_bailey/139/