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Iannaccone (1994) claims that members of churchs with strict rules (e.g., no smoking or drinking) have higher average commitment because strict rules discourage involvement by less committed potential members. Most previous studies of Iannaccone's assertions have studied congregations within a single denomination, and these studies have found little support for his claims.

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Psychology indexing term
Subject
Religious congregations;
Rules;
Correlation analysis;
Attitudes;
Smoking;
Denominations
Identifier / keyword
Conversion; Religiosity; Denomination; Church; Commitment
Title
Variations in strictness and religous commitment within and among five denominations
Author
Olson, Daniel V A; Perl, Paul
Publication title
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion; Hoboken
Volume
40
Issue
4
Pages
757-764
Number of pages
19
Publication year
2001
Publication date
Dec 2001
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Place of publication
Hoboken
Country of publication
United Kingdom
Publication subject
Religions And Theology, Sociology, Philosophy, Sciences: Comprehensive Works
ISSN
00218294
e-ISSN
14685906
CODEN
JSSRBT
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
Document type
Feature
ProQuest document ID
227028801
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/variations-strictness-religous-commitment-within/docview/227028801/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
Copyright Blackwell Publishers Inc. Dec 2001
Last updated
2025-11-12
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