Psychology

Predictive modeling of religiosity, prosociality, and moralizing in 295,000 individuals from European and non-European populations

P. O. Jacquet, F. Pazhoohi, et al.

Discover the surprising dynamics between religiosity and prosocial behavior in a groundbreaking study involving over 295,000 individuals from 108 countries, conducted by Pierre O. Jacquet, Farid Pazhoohi, Charles Findling, Hugo Mell, Coralie Chevallier, and Nicolas Baumard. This research challenges the belief that religiosity enhances trust and positive social behavior, revealing unexpected associations with social mistrust and moralization.

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Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between religiosity, prosociality, and moralizing using data from over 295,000 individuals across 108 countries. Contrary to the hypothesis that religiosity fosters prosociality and trust, the study finds a weak positive association between religiosity and social mistrust and a negative association with prosocial behaviors benefiting the larger community. The study's models suggest that individual religiosity is significantly explained by the interaction of social mistrust and the need to moralize sexual behaviors. Stratified k-fold cross-validation demonstrates the robustness of these findings.

Publisher

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications

Published On

Jan 21, 2021

Authors

Pierre O. Jacquet, Farid Pazhoohi, Charles Findling, Hugo Mell, Coralie Chevallier, Nicolas Baumard

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