The Role of Region and Religious Tradition in Predicting Individuals’ Expressions of Faith in the Workplace

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dc.citation.articleNumber920en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber7en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleReligionsen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber14en_US
dc.contributor.authorFrost, Jacquien_US
dc.contributor.authorScheitle, Christopher P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEcklund, Elaine Howarden_US
dc.contributor.authorDaniels, Deniseen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T15:51:14Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-05-03T15:51:14Zen_US
dc.date.issued2023en_US
dc.description.abstractWhile many variables might influence an individual’s willingness to express their faith in the workplace, the role of regional context has not been fully considered. The different geographical regions in the U.S. consist of unique demographics and cultures that could shape an individual’s expression of faith at work. Moreover, these regional effects might be moderated by an individual’s specific religious tradition. Using data from a survey of U.S. adults featuring oversamples of Jewish and Muslim individuals, we utilize two unique measures of religious expression—displaying/wearing religious items at work and talking about religion at work—to assess the roles of region and religious tradition in expression of faith at work. We find that regional cultures can sometimes override religious subcultures to determine if and how people express their religion in the workplace. We find that evangelical-conservative Christians are more likely than those following most other religious traditions to say that they talk about their faith at work, regardless of the region in which they reside. However, we also find that individuals in the South tend to be more likely to express their faith in the workplace independent of their religious tradition while evangelicals in the Northwest are less so. The findings have broader implications for subcultures related to religious pluralism in an increasingly diverse U.S. society.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFrost, J., Scheitle, C. P., Ecklund, E. H., & Daniels, D. (2023). The Role of Region and Religious Tradition in Predicting Individuals’ Expressions of Faith in the Workplace. Religions, 14(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14070920en_US
dc.identifier.digitalreligions-14-00920en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/rel14070920en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/115582en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
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dc.titleThe Role of Region and Religious Tradition in Predicting Individuals’ Expressions of Faith in the Workplaceen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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