This research examined religious engagement and subsequent antibody responses to the COVID‐19 vaccine. Using publicly available data from the Understanding Society survey, we employed a longitudinal design. Between January 2016 and May 2018, respondents completed measures of religious belonging, frequency of attending religious services (i.e., extrinsic religiosity), and the difference religion made to their lives (i.e., intrinsic religiosity). A COVID‐19 survey wave was collected in March 2021 and measured antibody responses to the COVID‐19 vaccine via blood draw. A final sample of 746 adults [462 (61.9%) females, Mage = 61.94, SD = 19.07] was achieved. Mediation analyses (PROCESS, Model 4; Hayes, Introduction to mediation, moderation, and conditional process analysis: A regression‐based approach, The Guildford Press, 2022; Introduction to mediation, moderation, and conditional process analysis: A regression‐based approach; The Guildford Press) revealed one pathway through which religion and antibody responses to the COVID‐19 vaccine are associated, namely via extrinsic factors—attendance at religious services. In contrast, intrinsic religious factors which is the difference religion can make to one's life, was not a significant mediator. Overall, this analysis provides evidence that behavioural enactment of religion matters to the effectiveness of vaccination and the management of public health crises. It also highlights the value of social resources associated with engagement in valued social groups—and in particular religious social groups—for public health.

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宗教参与和对 COVID-19 疫苗的抗体反应

这项研究考察了宗教参与以及随后对 COVID-19 疫苗的抗体反应。使用理解社会调查的公开数据，我们采用了纵向设计。 2016年1月至2018年5月期间，受访者完成了宗教归属感、参加宗教仪式的频率（即外在宗教信仰）以及宗教对其生活的影响（即内在宗教信仰）的测量。 2021 年 3 月收集了 COVID-19 调查波，并通过抽血测量了对 COVID-19 疫苗的抗体反应。最终样本包括 746 名成年人 [462 名 (61.9%) 女性，中号年龄= 61.94，标清= 19.07] 已实现。中介分析（PROCESS，模型 4；Hayes，中介、调节和条件过程分析简介：基于回归的方法，吉尔福德出版社，2022 年；中介、调节和条件过程分析简介：基于回归的方法;吉尔福德出版社）揭示了宗教和对 COVID-19 疫苗的抗体反应相关的一种途径，即通过外在因素——参加宗教仪式。相比之下，内在的宗教因素（即宗教对一个人的生活产生的影响）并不是一个重要的中介因素。总体而言，该分析提供的证据表明，宗教的行为制定对于疫苗接种的有效性和公共卫生危机的管理至关重要。它还强调了与有价值的社会群体（特别是宗教社会群体）的参与相关的社会资源对公共卫生的价值。