The Impact of Religion and the Degree of Religiosity on Work Ethic: A Multilevel Analysis
利用世界价值观调查数据，分析不同宗教及宗教虔诚度对职业道德的影响，发现虔诚度对所有宗教的职业道德均有正向作用，且穆斯林职业道德高于其他宗教群体。
Summary With data from the last available wave of the W orld V alues S urvey, we analyze the impact of different religions and the degree of religiosity on the work ethic of respondents. Following the theoretical literature, we predict that religiosity has a positive effect on work ethic for all religions (Hypothesis 1), that there is no significant difference in the work ethic of individuals from different religions (Hypothesis 2), and that the impact of religiosity on work ethic is lower for P rotestants than for C atholics (Hypothesis 3). Due to the data structure, we apply a M ultilevel R andom C oefficient M odel to test our hypotheses. While our data strongly support the first and the third hypothesis, the second hypothesis is only partially confirmed as Muslims report higher work ethic than individuals with other religions. We provide additional insights for the latter finding by disaggregating the data set by continents and levels of GDP per capita.