On Weber, pathogens and culture: a global empirical analysis of religion and individualism
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion • Vol/Iss. 2022 • Wiley • • Published In • Pages: 1-18 •
By Ciftci, Sabri
Hypothesis
Traditional religiosity should decrease economic, social, and expressive individualism.
Note
Social and expressive individualism were significant in the expected (negative) direction. Economic individualism was significant: (p< .05), but in the opposite direction than predicted.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multilevel linear regression and multiple logistic regression | Partially supported | p <.05 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Economic individualism | Dependent | Ethnosociology, Individual Enterprise, Social Personality |
| Social individualism | Dependent | Ethics, Ethnopsychology, Independence Training, Social Personality |
| Expressive individualism | Dependent | Drives And Emotions, Ethnopsychology, Independence Training, Social Personality |
| Traditional religiosity | Independent | General Character Of Religion, Transmission Of Beliefs |