Bennett, M.R. orcid.org/0000-0002-9523-6053, Parameshwaran, M., Schmid, K. et al. (2 more authors) (2022) Effects of neighbourhood religious diversity and religious and national identity on neighbourhood trust. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 25 (5). pp. 1248-1268. ISSN 1368-4302
Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between religious diversity, religious and national identity, and neighbourhood trust. Using data from 6,089 individuals in England matched to census-based statistical estimates for 300 local areas, we find that religious diversity is negatively associated with neighbourhood trust. Further analyses tested indirect relationships between religious diversity and neighbourhood trust to examine whether higher levels of religious diversity are associated with a stronger sense of religious identity, and whether a stronger sense of religious identity is associated with lower levels of neighbourhood trust. We simultaneously tested whether higher levels of religious diversity are associated with a weaker sense of national identity, and whether a weaker sense of national identity is associated with lower neighbourhood trust. Multigroup analyses were conducted to assess patterns across religious groups. Results indicate that, for Christians, religious diversity is associated with a stronger subordinate religious identification, which is in turn associated with lower neighbourhood trust. There were no associations between religious diversity, national identification, and neighbourhood trust. For the other religious groups, no significant associations were found between our variables of interest. We discuss the relevance and implication of increasing religious diversity in societies for the multiple groups involved.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
Keywords: | contextual effects; national identity; neighbourhood trust; religious diversity; religious identity; trust |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Nuffield Foundation WEL/43108 Economic and Social Research Council ES/R008507/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2021 16:45 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jun 2024 14:41 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1368430221990095 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:177802 |
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