This research examined religious engagement and subsequent antibody responses to the COVID‐19 vaccine. Using publicly available data from the Understanding Society survey, we employed a longitudinal design. Between January 2016 and May 2018, respondents completed measures of religious belonging, frequency of attending religious services (i.e., extrinsic religiosity), and the difference religion made to their lives (i.e., intrinsic religiosity). A COVID‐19 survey wave was collected in March 2021 and measured antibody responses to the COVID‐19 vaccine via blood draw. A final sample of 746 adults [462 (61.9%) females, Mage = 61.94, SD = 19.07] was achieved. Mediation analyses (PROCESS, Model 4; Hayes, Introduction to mediation, moderation, and conditional process analysis: A regression‐based approach, The Guildford Press, 2022; Introduction to mediation, moderation, and conditional process analysis: A regression‐based approach; The Guildford Press) revealed one pathway through which religion and antibody responses to the COVID‐19 vaccine are associated, namely via extrinsic factors—attendance at religious services. In contrast, intrinsic religious factors which is the difference religion can make to one's life, was not a significant mediator. Overall, this analysis provides evidence that behavioural enactment of religion matters to the effectiveness of vaccination and the management of public health crises. It also highlights the value of social resources associated with engagement in valued social groups—and in particular religious social groups—for public health.

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宗教参与和对 COVID-19 疫苗的抗体反应


这项研究检查了宗教参与和随后对 COVID-19 疫苗的抗体反应。使用来自 Understanding Society 调查的公开数据，我们采用了纵向设计。在 2016 年 1 月至 2018 年 5 月期间，受访者完成了宗教归属感、参加宗教仪式的频率（即外在的宗教信仰）以及宗教对他们生活的影响（即内在的宗教信仰）的测量。2021 年 3 月收集了一波 COVID-19 调查，并通过抽血测量了抗体对 COVID-19 疫苗的反应。最终样本为 746 名成人 [462 名 （61.9%） 女性，法师 = 61.94，SD = 19.07]。中介分析（PROCESS，模型 4;海耶斯，中介、调节和条件过程分析简介：基于回归的方法，吉尔福德出版社，2022 年;中介、调节和条件过程分析简介：一种基于回归的方法;吉尔福德新闻社）揭示了宗教和对 COVID-19 疫苗的抗体反应相关联的一种途径，即通过外在因素——参加宗教仪式。相比之下，宗教对一个人生活的内在宗教因素的影响，并不是一个重要的中介。总体而言，这项分析提供了证据，表明宗教行为行为对疫苗接种的有效性和公共卫生危机的管理很重要。它还强调了与参与有价值的社会群体（尤其是宗教社会群体）相关的社会资源对公共卫生的价值。