RT Article
T1 Trust and Trustworthiness of Christians, Muslims, and Atheists/Agnostics in the United States
JF Journal for the scientific study of religion
VO 60
IS 1
SP 147
OP 179
A1 Thunström, Linda ca. 20./21. Jh.
A1 Ritten, Chian Jones
A1 Bastian, Christopher
A1 Minton, Elizabeth A.
A1 Zhappassova, Dayana ca. 20./21. Jh.
A2 Ritten, Chian Jones
A2 Bastian, Christopher
A2 Minton, Elizabeth A.
A2 Zhappassova, Dayana ca. 20./21. Jh.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1751718131
AB Trust, a cornerstone of economic development, is promoted within religions. In a randomized controlled trial, we examine how trust and trustworthiness vary across religions (Christianity and Islam), religiosity, and atheists/agnostics in the United States. Three novel findings emerge. First, Christians are trusted more than Muslims and nonbelievers, which is due to a Christian ingroup bias--Christians trust Christians more than they trust Muslims and nonbelievers, while Muslims and nonbelievers trust all groups the same. Second, religiosity matters to trust. Religious people trust those of higher religiosity more, but only if they are of the same religion. In contrast, nonbelievers trust people of higher religiosity less. Third, trustworthiness among nonbelievers is somewhat lower than that of the religious, especially toward Christians. We speculate that the lower reciprocity originates in the prejudice toward nonbelievers. Our results may help explain discrimination against Muslims and nonbelievers, given that discrimination often originates in distrust.
K1 Christians
K1 Muslims
K1 Atheists
K1 Religion
K1 Religiosity
K1 Trust
K1 Trustworthiness
DO 10.1111/jssr.12692