RT Article
T1 Factors Affecting Australian Catholics’ Return to Mass After COVID-19 Church Closures
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 61
IS 5
SP 4245
OP 4259
A1 Martyr, Philippa J.
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1817428292
AB In 2020, many places of worship closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, raising questions about rates of return to worship after COVID-19. This survey-based study of 806 Australian churchgoing Catholics explores relationships between a range of variables and the rate of return to Mass attendance after church closures. Pre-closure Mass attendance rate strongly and significantly predicted real-life worship during church closures and higher rates of return to Mass attendance after churches reopened. Real-life worship during COVID-19 also strongly predicted return to Mass attendance, and positively mediated the relationship between pre- and post-closure Mass attendance rates. Virtual worship engagement did not significantly predict return to Mass attendance, but positively mediated the relationship between pre- and post-closure Mass attendance rates, with a smaller effect size.
K1 Australia
K1 Covid-19
K1 Catholic
K1 Mass attendance
K1 Virtual worship
DO 10.1007/s10943-022-01618-1