ABSTRACT Why do some migrants attend church more than others? This article uses an original survey conducted on first-generation Romanian migrants to identify the determinants of such a behaviour. Our study tests the explanatory power of three categories of determinants: migrants’ social network, their ties with the home country and the integration in the host society. The analysis uses individual-level data from a survey conducted on 1.839 Romanian migrants. We find that the contact with many migrants and high attachment to the home country lead to more frequent church attendance. At the same time, the presence in an organisation and the integration difficulties encountered in the host society steer migrants away from church. These results contribute to a better understanding of the diaspora dynamic in terms of religious behaviour and provide an assessment of how specific cultural manifestations are shaped.

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社交网络、依恋和融合：了解罗马尼亚移民的教堂出席情况

摘要 为什么一些移民比其他人更多地去教堂？本文使用对第一代罗马尼亚移民进行的原始调查来确定这种行为的决定因素。我们的研究检验了三类决定因素的解释力：移民的社会网络、他们与母国的联系以及与东道国社会的融合。该分析使用来自对 1.839 名罗马尼亚移民进行的调查的个人层面数据。我们发现，与许多移民的接触以及对祖国的高度依恋导致更频繁地去教堂。同时，组织的存在和东道国社会遇到的融合困难使移民远离教会。