Lower Levels Of Religiosity Research Articles

Religiusitas dan Toxic Friendship di Kalangan Peserta Didik

In modern times like this, teenagers are faced with pressure and influence from various sources, such as social media, western culture, and the surrounding environment. Religiosity has an important role, because religiosity can be a source of support, moral guidance and spiritual strength in facing life's challenges. Teenagers' level of religiosity will influence their behavior. If teenagers' level of religiosity is high, they will tend to show behavior that reflects religious life. On the other hand, teenagers with a low level of religiosity will show behavior that is less related to religious aspects. By understanding the field of religion, students are able to differentiate between friendship relationships that support individual growth and those that can hinder individual development. This arises because it can avoid detrimental friendships or what is usually called toxic friendship. The aim of this research is to analyze the influence of religiosity on toxic friendship in students at Wachid Hasyim 10 Prambon Middle School. The research method used is quantitative with simple linear regression analysis. The data collection technique was through a questionnaire filled out by 200 respondents. The results of data analysis using SPSS show that the level of students' religiosity is in the high category with an average value of 178.35. Meanwhile, the level of toxic friendship is in the low category with an average value of 38.98. The normality test shows that the data is normally distributed with a sig value of 0.896 which is greater than 0.05. Based on the results of inferential analysis, there is a significant negative influence between religiosity and toxic friendship with a significance value of 0.000 which is smaller than 0.05, and tcount of -5.900 which is greater than ttable of 1.653. Religiosity influences toxic friendship by 15%, while 85% is influenced by other factors. This research concludes that the higher the level of religiosity of students, the lower the level of toxic friendship they experience. These results emphasize the importance of strengthening religious values ​​in an effort to reduce toxic friendships among students.

The moderating effect of religiosity between climate change anxiety and death anxiety among a sample of Lebanese adults

BackgroundAcknowledging the increasing worry over climate change and its psychological effects, the aim of this research is to clarify the dynamics between religiosity, climate anxiety and death anxiety, seeking to figure out the way religiosity mitigates the psychological effects of existential anxieties and climate related anxiety.MethodsUsing Google Forms, a questionnaire was developed and disseminated through a variety of messaging platforms, such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger. Through a snowball sampling technique, 763 participants were recruited in this cross-sectional during September 2023.ResultsThe subsequent variables were adjusted in the moderation analysis: age, gender, and place of living. The results suggested that religiosity levels moderated the association between climate anxiety and death anxiety (Beta = 0.02, t = 1.97, p = .05, 95% CI 0.001, 0.035). At low, moderate, and high levels of religiosity, higher climate anxiety was significantly associated with more death anxiety. In addition, at low levels of climate anxiety, individuals with higher levels of religiosity (22.66) had more decreased levels of death anxiety compared to those with lower levels of religiosity (11.99). As climate anxiety levels increase, inverted patterns can be observed, with highly religious individuals showing higher levels of death anxiety than those with lower levels of religiosity. Overall, the relationship between climate anxiety and death anxiety was found to be weakest at low levels of religiosity and strongest at high levels of religiosity.ConclusionOur findings suggest a possible beneficial effect of high religiosity at low levels of climate anxiety. This effect is reversed as climate anxiety starts to increase. Therefore, clinicians and policy-makers should bear in mind these complex interactions when designing strategies to mitigate mental health problems in the context of climate crisis.

The nexus of fertility and politics: exploring the influence of social tolerance, religiosity, and political conservatism on the acceptance of assisted reproduction in Spain.

How do individual religious, political, and social tolerance orientations influence the acceptance of ART among Spanish citizens? Social tolerance and religiosity are predictive factors for the acceptance of ART, with more tolerant individuals and those with lower levels of religiosity being more accepting of ART; political conservatism mediates the relationship between social tolerance and acceptance of ART, particularly for left-leaning individuals. The rapid advancement of ART has raised questions about its societal acceptance, especially in the context of religious, political, and social beliefs. The analysis utilized data from the combined Europe Values Study and World Values Survey, comprising cross-sectional national surveys from 1981 to 2021. Each country's population was surveyed a maximum of seven times and a minimum of two times during this period. This study uses the cross-sectional data of 2021. After filtering for Spanish citizens and deleting cases with missing key variables, a sample of 1030 valid responses from Spanish citizens was obtained. Quotas were set for sex, age, and educational level, following guidance from the Spanish Statistics Institute. The study surveyed participants' attitudes towards ART, their religious and political orientations, and collected demographic information. The sample consisted of 51.7% women, most respondents were married or in common-law partnerships, and 61.6% had children. Catholicism was the dominant religion (53.0%) and a majority had completed secondary education (66.2%), with half earning over 1400 euros per month. Using two linear models to test hypotheses, the study found that social tolerance and religiosity significantly predict acceptance of ART, with more tolerant and less religious individuals being more accepting. Political conservatism mediated the relationship between social tolerance and ART acceptance, particularly among left-leaning individuals. This study is cross-sectional and based on self-reported data, which may have limitations. Additionally, the findings are based on a Spanish sample and may not be universally applicable. The results have significant implications for policymakers and healthcare professionals in the field of reproductive technologies. They also contribute to public debates on ethical considerations surrounding ART. This work was funded by the Mineco-FrontVida Program, Frontiers of Life, Social Change, and Changing Values Around the Beginning and End of Life (grant number PID2019-106882RB-I00), as part of the State Program for Knowledge Generation and Scientific and Technological Strengthening, and the State R&D Program Oriented to the Challenges of Society, 2019, Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities of Spain. The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. N/A.

Societal trust and information timeliness: international evidence

We investigate the association between societal trust and the timeliness with which value-relevant information is incorporated into stock price with a large sample of observations collected from 38 countries between 2000 and 2019. We find that in high trust countries, positive (negative) value-relevant information is impounded into stock price in a less (more) timely manner, mitigating imbalanced optimistically biased information timeliness (IOBIT). Results from robustness checks lend strong support to our inferences. Further analyses suggest that the relation between trust and IOBIT is more pronounced in emerging countries and in countries with weak investor protection, and lower levels of religiosity. The relation between trust and IOBIT is less pronounced in firms with strong corporate governance and lower managerial ability. Taken together, our study highlights the significant role that trust plays in affecting the efficiency of capital markets.

Demographic and socioeconomic predictors of religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviours in a prospective cohort study (ALSPAC) in Southwest England: Results from the offspring generation

Background We explored associations between possible demographic and socioeconomic causes of religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviours (RSBB) in the offspring generation of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Methods We examined approximately 4,450 offspring aged 28 years with RSBB data from a prospective birth cohort study (ALSPAC) in Southwest England. Three RSBB outcome measures were assessed: religious belief (belief in God/a divine power; yes/not sure/no), religious affiliation (Christian/none/other) and religious attendance (frequency of attendance at a place of worship). We explored age- and sex-adjusted associations between 35 demographic and socioeconomic exposures and each of the three RSBB outcomes using multinomial regression. Exposure-sex interactions were also examined. Results Some sociodemographic factors were associated with RSBB in this cohort; for instance, being female and from an ethnicity other than White were associated with increased religiosity across all domains. For many other exposures, however, associations were frequently null or inconsistent, often depending on the specific exposure and outcome combination. As an example, higher educational attainment was associated with higher rates of religious attendance, but not with religious belief or affiliation; in contrast, higher income was associated with lower levels of religiosity. No consistent interactions between sex and the exposures on RSBB were found. Effect sizes were also rather weak, with most pseudo-R 2 values below 0.5% and a maximum of 1.2%. Conclusions The results highlight that several demographic and socioeconomic factors are associated with RSBB in this cohort. However, the number of these associations, and their magnitude, is smaller than comparable results from the parental generation of these offspring, suggesting that patterns of sociodemographic factors associated with RSBB differ between these generations. In addition to describing these associations, this paper will help inform future studies using these data, particularly regarding the choice of potential sociodemographic confounders.

Prevalence of Moderate to Severe Depressive Symptoms among Adults in the UAE: A Cross-sectional Study

Objective:: The objectives of the study were to assess the prevalence of moderate to severe depressive symptoms among adults aged 18 years or older, assess the relationship between the severity of depression and selected socio-demographic, psycho-social, lifestyle, and health-related factors, and identify the determinants of moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms in the adult population of 18 years and older in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods:: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the United Arab Emirates that targeted residents above 18 years of age. A research questionnaire was developed and approved by three specialists in the field, along with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ9). The Chi-square test was used to assess the association between variables, and multiple logistic regression analysis was used to find the predictive risk factors for moderate to severe depressive symptoms. Results:: The study encompassed a group of 562 participants, achieving a response rate of 97.33%. Initially, a Google Form was distributed electronically to the entire participant pool; however, 15 individuals declined to participate, resulting in a final sample size of 547 (n). Amongst the variables that showed significant prevalence of moderate to severe depressive symptoms were age (P <0.001), sex (P <0.001), marital status (P <0.001), occupation classification (P <0.001), religiosity (P <0.001), education level (P <0.001), job stress (P <0.001), domicile and residence (P <0.001), responsibility towards family (P <0.001), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (P <0.001), consumption of alcohol (P <0.001), coronavirus disease pandemic (P <0.001), employment status (P = 0.002), family size (P = 0.001), and smoking (P = 0.004). Amongst the variables, the subgroups that showed significant predictive factors of moderate to severe depressive symptoms were the ages between 18 and 25 years old (P = 0.01), the female gender (P <0.001), and low levels of religiosity (P <0.001). Conclusion:: The prevalence of moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms was 48% (n=260). In our study on the prevalence of depression, we have investigated several predictive factors, including age, gender, religiosity, and a history of prior depression diagnosis. While numerous factors contribute to depression, additional research is imperative to identify and validate additional predictive factors.

Fatherhood in Prayer: A Pastoral Strategy for Empowering Fathers to Exercise Their Baptismal Priesthood by Guiding Their Families in Interior Mental Prayer

Abstract: The lack of paternal involvement in the spiritual development of families in the United States is a pressing pastoral issue. Studies indicate low levels of religiosity among Catholic fathers. Insufficient catechesis focused on equipping fathers to guide their families in making spiritual progress may contribute to this issue. The Church calls for a renewed evangelization and catechization of fathers on their pivotal role in their families’ spiritual development. This pastoral strategy seeks to respond to this appeal by educating fathers on their distinctive role in the family according to psychological and sociological research, as well as the scriptural and theological foundations of their participation in Christ’s priestly office imparted through Baptism. It then presents interior mental prayer as an exercise of the baptismal priesthood by which father can guide their families to holiness. To inspire fathers to be involved in their families’ spiritual development, this strategy proposes five catechetical sessions to empower fathers to live out their baptismal priesthood by guiding their families to holiness through the practice of interior mental prayer. These five sessions include lectures, mystagogical reflections on The Order of Baptism for Children , group discussions, and practicum exercises in which fathers learn how to guide their families in different methods of mental prayer.

Older adults' attitudes toward using Euthanasia at the end-of life: cancer vs. Parkinson's disease.

There is a paucity of studies that compare older adults' attitudes toward Euthanasia in two different terminal illnesses. Moreover, these studies did not relate to potentially influencing psycho-social factors. The current study aimed to examine the impact of a diverse range of variables on attitudes among older adults toward Euthanasia in two medical conditions: cancer and Parkinson's disease. A total of 501 individuals aged 75 and above participated in the study. Attitudes toward Euthanasia were measured using vignettes which described two conditions: an 80-year-old man with metastatic cancer and another man in an advanced stage of Parkinson's disease. The questionnaire included measures of relevant experience (with a close family member or a friend dying from a terminal illness), self-efficacy, will to live, satisfaction with life, will to prolong life, fear of death and dying, social support, and psycho-social characteristics. The data were analyzed using hierarchical linear regression models. A more positive attitude toward Euthanasia was found in the case of cancer compared to Parkinson's disease. Being a woman, having more years of education, lower level of religiosity, greater fear of death and dying and higher self-efficacy contributes to more favorable attitudes toward Euthanasia in both end-of life conditions. The finding that attitudes toward Euthanasia are statistically significantly more positive in the case of cancer compared to Parkinson's disease can be attributed to the greater prevalence of cancer in the population, and to the public's awareness of the suffering associated with each of these medical conditions. Beyond the important role of the socio-demographic characteristics of gender, education, and religiosity, it appears that fear of death and dying and self-efficacy are important psychological factors in explaining attitudes toward Euthanasia in both illnesses among older people. These findings shed light on older adults' attitudes toward Euthanasia in debilitating illnesses.

Impacts of Religiosity and Spirituality on Attitudes towards Sexuality Education among Adolescents

The efficacy of school-based sexuality education (SBSE) is associated with adolescents’ attitudes towards sexuality and SBSE. Adolescents are in stage of development during which religiosity and spirituality become a source of influence on their sexual attitudes, which in turn affects their views on SBSE. Western literature suggested that higher levels of religiosity and spirituality are related to conservative sexual attitudes and negative attitude towards comprehensive SBSE. This study examined if Western findings on religiosity and spirituality were applicable to Hong Kong where the society is dominated by values of Chinese culture. A total of 818 secondary school students were recruited for this study via convenience sampling. A questionnaire containing items on demographic characteristics and measuring instruments was developed for data collection. The data revealed that students participated in this study were low in religiosity but relatively high in spirituality. Consistent with Western findings, religious affiliations were association with conservative sexual attitudes, which was accounted for by the mediation of religiosity. Lower levels of religiosity and spirituality were associated with more liberal sexual attitudes. Male students generally hold more permissive attitudes towards sexuality than female students, but female students were more liberal on issues such as abortion, contraception, and homosexuality. As reported in the West, secondary school students in Hong Kong also showed great support for SBSE. Inconsistent with Western findings, students with more conservative sexual attitudes were more supportive of SBSE. Higher levels of religiosity and spirituality were associated more positive attitudes towards SBSE. Furthermore, female students were more supportive of SBSE than male students. These incongruent findings were discussed with reference to the social context of Hong Kong.

Demographic and socioeconomic predictors of religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviours in a prospective cohort study (ALSPAC) in Southwest England: Results from the offspring generation.

We explored associations between possible demographic and socioeconomic causes of religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviours (RSBB) in the offspring generation of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). We examined approximately 4,450 offspring aged 28 years with RSBB data from a prospective birth cohort study (ALSPAC) in Southwest England. Three RSBB outcome measures were assessed: religious belief (belief in God/a divine power; yes/not sure/no), religious affiliation (Christian/none/other) and religious attendance (frequency of attendance at a place of worship). We explored age- and sex-adjusted associations between 35 demographic and socioeconomic exposures and each of the three RSBB outcomes using multinomial regression. Exposure-sex interactions were also examined. Some sociodemographic factors were associated with RSBB in this cohort; for instance, being female and from an ethnicity other than White were associated with increased religiosity across all domains. For many other exposures, however, associations were frequently null or inconsistent, often depending on the specific exposure and outcome combination. As an example, higher educational attainment was associated with higher rates of religious attendance, but not with religious belief or affiliation; in contrast, higher income was associated with lower levels of religiosity. No consistent interactions between sex and the exposures on RSBB were found. Effect sizes were also rather weak, with most pseudo- R 2 values below 0.5% and a maximum of 1.2%. The results highlight that several demographic and socioeconomic factors are associated with RSBB in this cohort. However, the number of these associations, and their magnitude, is smaller than comparable results from the parental generation of these offspring, suggesting that patterns of sociodemographic factors associated with RSBB differ between these generations. In addition to describing these associations, this paper will help inform future studies using these data, particularly regarding the choice of potential sociodemographic confounders.

Understanding Tax Non Compliance Behavior of SMEs

This research combines a religious perspective in the tax non-compliance model. This research tries to provide a model that includes a religiosity perspective as a model for tax non-compliance. This research will examine the phenomenon of SME tax non-compliance in Batu City by integrating new variables, from social and economic approaches, namely geopolitical differences, tax service quality, public governance quality and system structure, tax system rate, penalty and religiosity. This research provides a model that includes a religiosity perspective as a model for SME tax non-compliance. This research is quantitative (positivist) research. The object of this research is SMEs in Batu City. The population in this study consists of SMEs in Batu City which are spread across the food and beverage business sector under the guidance of the Batu City Cooperatives and SMEs Service, totaling 175 businesses. The research results show several findings. The relationship between religiosity and tax non-compliance shows that the higher the level of religiosity, the lower the level of tax non-compliance compared to people with low levels of religiosity. The relationship between geopolitics and tax non-compliance provides an interpretation that tax non-compliance exists when there is a geopolitical gap. The worse the geopolitical conditions, the higher the level of taxpayer non-compliance. The relationship between the quality of tax services and tax non-compliance shows that tax non-compliance behavior decreases when the quality of tax services is higher. The relationship between the quality of public governance and tax impropriety decreases when the quality of public governance increases. Tax non-compliance behavior increases when tax rates are increased. Meanwhile, the relationship between penalties and tax non-compliance behavior shows that tax non-compliance behavior decreases when penalties increase.

Physicians Disclosing Religion in Online Biographies: Patient Perceptions and Decision-Making in the United States.

The inclusion of personal information about a healthcare provider is becoming more prevalent within online biographies as a means to help patients make more informed decisions about their future care. While many physicians indicate they are religious, and that spiritual well-being is an important part of one's overall health, what is unclear is what impact this sort of disclosure within an online biography might have on a prospective patient's perceptions of that provider. The current study took the form of a 2 (gender of provider: man; woman) × 2 (religion disclosure: yes; no) × 2 (activity: singing in choir; playing on softball team) between-subjects experiment. Participants (n = 551) in the USA were randomly assigned to view one of the eight biography conditions and then asked to rate their perceptions of the physician, and whether they would choose to make a future appointment with that physician. While there were no differences in perceptions (e.g., liking, trustworthiness), more participants who viewed a biography with a religion disclosure indicated an unwillingness to make a future appointment with that physician. A moderated mediation analysis revealed that this effect is only significant for participants with low levels of religiosity and is explained by these participants feeling less similar to an explicitly religious physician. Open-ended responses justifying their decisions found that religion disclosure played a much larger role in not choosing the physician (20% of responses) than for choosing the physician (3% of responses). However, participants wanting a physician of a different gender was the most cited reason for not wanting to select the provider (27.5% of responses). Recommendations for physicians contemplating adding an item about religion within their online biographies are discussed.

Prescription Drug Misuse with Alcohol Coingestion among US Adolescents: Youth Experiences, Health-related Factors, and Other Substance Use Behaviors.

While alcohol use and prescription drug misuse (PDM) are common among adolescents, there is relatively little research on coingestion. This is disquieting as polysubstance use has become a major contributing factor in drug overdose deaths among young people in the United States. The current research uses multiple years of data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2015-2019) to assess characteristics associated with coingestion among adolescents aged 12 to 17 years ( N = 57,352). Multinomial logistic regression analysis is used to identify characteristics associated with past 30-day PDM with and without alcohol coingestion. The primary objective is to determine how youth experiences with parents, involvement in conventional activities, religiosity, social support, and school status are associated with coingestion. Among adolescents who report past 30-day PDM, 18.6% coingest with alcohol and 77.5% of adolescents who coingest report at least one substance use disorder. Several youth experiences were significantly associated with opioid coingestion including increased conflict with parents (relative risk ratio [RRR], 1.27; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.07-1.48), lower levels of religiosity (RRR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.52-0.98), less social support (RRR, 0.36; 95% CI, 0.18-0.69), and not being in school (RRR, 3.86; 95% CI, 1.33-11.17). In addition, emergency department visits, depression, and other substance use behaviors were also significantly associated with coingestion. Findings demonstrate a strong connection between coingestion and substance use disorder among US adolescents. The findings from the current study can inform prevention and intervention efforts by identifying youth experiences and health-related factors that are associated with coingestion.

Board gender diversity and ESG decoupling: Does religiosity matter?

AbstractIn this paper, we examine the relationship between board gender diversity and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) decoupling and the moderating effect that religiosity has on this relationship. We utilise an international sample of 26,176 firm‐year observations that cover the period from 2005 to 2019. Consistent with the upper echelon theory and the gender socialisation theory, we provide evidence that firms with a more gender‐diversified board of directors tend to engage less in ESG decoupling, and this relationship is more pronounced among firms domiciled in countries with a low level of religiosity. We also find that the effect of religiosity on the relationship between board gender diversity and ESG decoupling is more pronounced for firms that engage in greenwashing and those operating in controversial industry sectors. Our study contributes to the growing debate on ESG decoupling, offering policy insights to regulators and policymakers into the role of board gender diversity and religiosity in reducing unethical managerial behaviour.

The role of spirituality and religiosity in psychoactive substance use among adolescents in a Nigerian Hospital

Objective: Adolescence is a transition period where drug experimentation is common. Spirituality and religiosity have been recognized by literature as having a possible role in stabilizing good physical and mental health. To compare the religiosity and spirituality among adolescents abusing a psychoactive substance and those not abusing psychoactive substances in a Nigerian hospital Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted among adolescent patients admitted to the drug rehabilitation unit and adolescents attending the General Outpatient Department of the ABUAD Multisystem Hospital, Ado-Ekiti. The Daily Spiritual Experience Scale and Centrality of Religiosity Scale were used Results: The prevalence of high religiosity and spirituality among the respondents was 57.9% and 56.1%. The prevalence of high religiosity and spirituality among respondents not abusing psychoactive substances was 62.9% and 62.6% respectively, while the level of high spirituality and religiosity among respondents abusing psychoactive substances was 53.0% and 49.1% respectively. A significant proportion of the respondents who had a low level of religiosity (55.9%) abused psychoactive substances than respondents who do not abuse psychoactive substances (45.7%) (X2=7.694 p=0.006). Similarly, more proportion of respondents who had a low level of spirituality (57.4%) abused psychoactive substances than respondents who do not abuse psychoactive substances (44.2%). The observation is statistically significant (X2=11.1, p<0.001). In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between the spirituality and religiosity scores among the respondents (r =0.50, p<0.001) Conclusion: Psychoactive drug use among the respondent was associated with both low religiosity and spirituality. Therefore, religious activities should be encouraged among adolescents.

Comparative Analysis of Personality-Related and Value-and-Meaning-Related Characteristics of Narcological Patients and Healthy Individuals (Abstainers) in Terms of Tertiary Prevention

INTRODUCTION: Achievement of absolute sobriety, its maintenance and preservation are the main tasks of the stage of tertiary prophylaxis of narcological patients.
 AIM: To perform a comparative analysis of personality- and value-and-meaning-related characteristics of narcological patients with syndrome of addiction to psychoactive substances, with similar characteristics of healthy individuals without significant experience in use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances (absolute and relative abstainers).
 MATERIALS AND METHODS: The age, gender, level of education, experience in use of nicotine in the past and present, leading coping strategies, levels of religiosity and magic thinking have been studied.
 RESULTS: Two diametrically opposite images of abstainers were identified: on the one end individuals with higher level of education and lower levels of religiosity and magic thinking, and on the other individuals with lower level of education, but higher levels of religiosity and magic thinking. The group of abstainers is in general characterized by absence of the experience in nicotine use.
 CONCLUSION: Taking into account personality- and value-and-meaning-related characteristics helps more accurately determine the goals and directions of psychotherapeutic and rehabilitation measures, to differentiate patients according to rehabilitation programs, increases the level of motivation and adherence to treatment, which in turn leads to a longer and stable remission.

Spiritualitas dan Religiusitas Pasien Hipertensi

This study aims to describe the picture of spirituality and religiosity in hypertensive patients at the Putri Ayu Health Center, Jambi City. This research method is quantitative research with this type of observational survey research. The results showed that the religiosity value of hypertension patients at the Putri Ayu Health Center had an average high level of 99.4%, and only 0.6% of respondents had a low level of religiosity. The spiritual value of hypertension patients at the Putri Ayu Health Center is 92%, and only 2% of respondents have a low level of religiosity. In conclusion, hypertensive patients' religiosity and spirituality values are primarily high.
 
 Keywords: Hypertension, Religiosity, Spirituality

Technology-based communication among Hurricane Maria survivors in the United States: a trans-territorial lens.

Rooted in a trans-territorial framework, the present study was designed to provide new evidence regarding the patterns of communication among Hurricane Maria survivors who migrated to the U.S. in the aftermath of the storm. A total of 319 Hurricane Maria survivor adults ages 18 and older were recruited into the Adelante Boricua study between August 2020 and October 2021. Most participants had relocated to the U.S. between 2017 and 2018. We used latent profile analysis and multinomial regression to examine the relationship of technology-based communication with depressive symptoms, well-being, cultural connection, and migration stress. We identified a five-class solution, consisting of (1) moderate communication (32%), (2) disengaged (24%), (3) no social media (18%), (4) daily with family in Puerto Rico (6%), and (5) daily trans-territorial (13%) typologies. Participants in the disengaged class were more likely to report elevated depressive symptoms and limited English proficiency, lower prosocial behaviors, lower levels of religiosity, lower attendance at religious services in the U.S., and less engagement in social activities, compared to participants in the Moderate Communication class. Roughly one in four individuals in our sample reported very limited technology-based communication with friends/family in their sending and new-receiving communities. As technology and smartphones continue to become integrated into 21st-century life, it is vital that researchers explore how the tremendous potential for connectedness relates to trans-territorial crisis migrants' well-being and adaptation.

Demographic and socioeconomic predictors of religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviours in a prospective cohort study (ALSPAC) in Southwest England: Results from the offspring generation

Background: We explored associations between possible demographic and socioeconomic causes of religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviours (RSBB) in the offspring generation of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Methods: We examined approximately 4,450 offspring aged 28 years with RSBB data from a prospective birth cohort study (ALSPAC) in Southwest England. Three RSBB outcome measures were assessed: religious belief (belief in God/a divine power; yes/not sure/no), religious affiliation (Christian/none/other) and religious attendance (frequency of attendance at a place of worship). We explored age- and sex-adjusted associations between 35 demographic and socioeconomic exposures and each of the three RSBB outcomes using multinomial regression. Exposure-sex interactions were also examined. Results: Some sociodemographic factors were associated with RSBB in this cohort; for instance, being female and from an ethnicity other than White were associated with increased religiosity across all domains. For many other exposures, however, associations were frequently null or inconsistent, often depending on the specific exposure and outcome combination. As an example, higher educational attainment was associated with higher rates of religious attendance, but not with religious belief or affiliation; in contrast, higher income was associated with lower levels of religiosity. No consistent interactions between sex and the exposures on RSBB were found. Effect sizes were also rather weak, with most pseudo-R2 values below 0.5% and a maximum of 1.2%. Conclusions: The results highlight that several demographic and socioeconomic factors are associated with RSBB in this cohort. However, the number of these associations, and their magnitude, is smaller than comparable results from the parental generation of these offspring, suggesting that patterns of sociodemographic factors associated with RSBB differ between these generations. In addition to describing these associations, this paper will help inform future studies using these data, particularly regarding the choice of potential sociodemographic confounders.

A New Wave of “Space Nationalism” in the United States: Why Are Evangelicals Good With It?

Despite evidence that shows how the support for space programs correlates with liberal political views and a lower level of religiosity, recent data suggest that more conservative positions may have an even more substantial effect under the appropriate conditions. Using the available data from Pew's American Trends Panel, we seek to clarify this interactional effect of political and religious preferences on the level of interest in the space programs and commitment to space politics support among Evangelicals as it changed during Trump's presidency. Our research hypothesizes that during this time, the simultaneous presence of nationalist views in both accounts of politics and religion may be linked to the underlying concept of “space nationalism,” that is, the belief that the United States should lead in space exploration, resulting in an increased level of support for space programs. This article presents the results of several iterations of linear regression models. Controlling for robust sociodemographic variables, our findings show a statistically significant effect of nationalist views and religious beliefs. Our results confirm that a combination of nationalism and religious views is a robust predictor of Evangelicals' space exploration support.