Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Change the Global Trend in Religiosity? An Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Survey Data from 165 Countries (2005–2024)
Social Psychological and Personality Science
Published online on February 16, 2026
Abstract
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Scholars have long viewed religion as a coping resource during times of adversity and uncertainty. Did the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 increase religiosity? To test this question, we applied interrupted time-series regression to the Gallup World Poll (2.6 ...
Scholars have long viewed religion as a coping resource during times of adversity and uncertainty. Did the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 increase religiosity? To test this question, we applied interrupted time-series regression to the Gallup World Poll (2.6 ...