Community participation in secular and religious contexts across sociodemographic groups in 22 countries.
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| Titel: | Community participation in secular and religious contexts across sociodemographic groups in 22 countries. |
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| Autoren: | Chen Y; Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. yic867@mail.harvard.edu.; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Kresge Building, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. yic867@mail.harvard.edu., Case BW; Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA., Long KNG; Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA., Woodberry RD; Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA., Kim ES; Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.; Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada., Padgett RN; Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Kresge Building, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA., Johnson BR; Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.; Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA., VanderWeele TJ; Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Kresge Building, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. |
| Quelle: | Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2025 Nov 10; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 39251. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 10. |
| Publikationsart: | Journal Article |
| Sprache: | English |
| Info zur Zeitschrift: | Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: London : Nature Publishing Group, copyright 2011- |
| MeSH-Schlagworte: | Community Participation*/statistics & numerical data , Religion*, Humans ; Male ; Female ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Young Adult ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Sociodemographic Factors ; Adolescent ; Social Participation |
| Abstract: | Competing Interests: Declarations. Competing interests: Tyler VanderWeele reports consulting fees from Gloo Inc., along with shared revenue received by Harvard University in its license agreement with Gloo according to the University IP policy. Other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. In an increasingly fragmented and isolated world, community participation remains an essential source of social connection. However, how community participation varies across countries and sociodemographic groups remains unclear. Using data from 202,898 adults across 22 countries, we examined participation in both secular and religious communities across sociodemographic groups. There was substantial cross-national variation in participation rates for both secular and religious communities. On average across countries, younger, male, single, and more educated people were more likely to participate weekly + in secular groups. Notably, people who attended religious services were also more likely to engage in secular groups, suggesting these forms of participation may be complementary rather than substitutive. Conversely, older, married or widowed, and less educated people attended religious services more often. Country-specific analyses further suggest that sociodemographic variation in community participation differed across countries, indicating diverse societal influences. These findings pave the way for future investigations into how sociocultural factors shape community participation across different national contexts. (© 2025. The Author(s).) |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Cross-national; Global flourishing study; Religious communities; Secular communities; Social participation; Sociodemographic variation |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251110 Date Completed: 20251113 Latest Revision: 20251113 |
| Update Code: | 20251113 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC12603238 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-025-22806-5 |
| PMID: | 41214028 |
| Datenbank: | MEDLINE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Competing Interests: Declarations. Competing interests: Tyler VanderWeele reports consulting fees from Gloo Inc., along with shared revenue received by Harvard University in its license agreement with Gloo according to the University IP policy. Other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.<br />In an increasingly fragmented and isolated world, community participation remains an essential source of social connection. However, how community participation varies across countries and sociodemographic groups remains unclear. Using data from 202,898 adults across 22 countries, we examined participation in both secular and religious communities across sociodemographic groups. There was substantial cross-national variation in participation rates for both secular and religious communities. On average across countries, younger, male, single, and more educated people were more likely to participate weekly <sup>+</sup> in secular groups. Notably, people who attended religious services were also more likely to engage in secular groups, suggesting these forms of participation may be complementary rather than substitutive. Conversely, older, married or widowed, and less educated people attended religious services more often. Country-specific analyses further suggest that sociodemographic variation in community participation differed across countries, indicating diverse societal influences. These findings pave the way for future investigations into how sociocultural factors shape community participation across different national contexts.<br /> (© 2025. The Author(s).) |
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| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-025-22806-5 |