A family member's death increases religious activity: Evidence from Germany.

Autor: Friehe, Tim, Pfeifer, Christian
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Zdroj: Kyklos; May2024, Vol. 77 Issue 2, p458-468, 11p
Abstrakt: Religiosity influences economic behavior in various domains, but what determines religiosity? Using data from the representative Socio‐Economic Panel Study for Germany (SOEP), this paper shows that religious activity increases after a family member's death. The life event's effect is larger after a partner's death when compared to a parent's death. Our results indicate that the influence of a family member's death on religious activity is temporary and are consistent with the religious coping hypothesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index