Fluidity of Faith: Predictors of Religion in a Longitudinal Sample of Chinese Adults
Religiosity appears to be rising in China. However, this trend hides the extent of fluidity in religious beliefs and behaviors. Within-person changes in religiosity across time are not random but patterned in systematic ways. In this article, we examine the predictors of religiosity in a longitudina...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2022
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 75-99 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Religiosity
/ Instability
/ History 2012-2016
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion KBM Asia TK Recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
Fluidity
B China B Religion B Religiosity |
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| Summary: | Religiosity appears to be rising in China. However, this trend hides the extent of fluidity in religious beliefs and behaviors. Within-person changes in religiosity across time are not random but patterned in systematic ways. In this article, we examine the predictors of religiosity in a longitudinal sample of Chinese adults from 2012 to 2016. Religious outcomes are correlated with sociodemographic, political, and health variables. Notably, all religious outcomes are positively associated with household income and also with the unfair treatment index, a measure of negative personal experiences with the government. Measures of health problems are positively associated with religious importance, though not with religious identification or behavior. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12764 |