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The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Religiosity in Poland

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dc.abstract.enBackground: Poland is one of Europe’s most religious societies. Methods: The article presents the results of an online survey conducted in April 2020 during the period of the Polish government’s strictest restrictions to date in response to the pandemic. A quota sample of 1001 adult Poles was surveyed. Results: Around one-fifth (21.3%) of people declared that they spent more time praying and engaging in other religious practices than previously. As many as 61.3% of people who previously practiced religion several times a week spent more time on these practices, and, more interestingly, religious observance also increased among people who had previously practiced only once every few years (15.9%) and those who had not previously practiced at all (7.4%). People who previously practiced sporadically or not at all, but who began to pray more during the pandemic, are found to be distinguished from others by a greater fear of losing their job. Spending more time on religious observance is shown to be related to, e.g., disregard for some government restrictions, possession of less knowledge about COVID-19, and a greater tendency to believe in conspiracy theories. Conclusions: Overall, religious practices increased during the Polish spring lockdown. Although these increases are unlikely to be long-lasting, changes in religiosity caused by COVID-19 appear to be a real phenomenon. As the pandemic continues, more research on different aspects of this phenomenon is needed.
dc.affiliationUniwersytet Warszawski
dc.contributor.authorMakowska, Marta
dc.contributor.authorBożewicz, Marta
dc.contributor.authorBoguszewski, Rafał
dc.contributor.authorPodkowińska, Monika
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-26T10:09:49Z
dc.date.available2024-01-26T10:09:49Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.financePublikacja bezkosztowa
dc.description.volume11
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/REL11120646
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozytorium.uw.edu.pl//handle/item/122058
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/12/646
dc.languageeng
dc.pbn.affiliationpolitical and administrative sciences
dc.relation.ispartofReligions
dc.relation.pages1-14
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dc.subject.enPoland
dc.subject.enSARS-CoV-2
dc.subject.enreligion
dc.subject.enreligiosity
dc.subject.enpandemic
dc.titleThe COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Religiosity in Poland
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication