Religion's relationship to volunteering has been widely studied, with the majority of research indicating that religious service attendance matters more in motivating volunteering behavior than subjective religiosity. However, research has not adequately examined the complex interplay of these facets of religiosity in a comprehensive longitudinal framework, looking at both inter- and intraindividual differences over time. Our study uses a 2-stage method to examine the individual and interactive effects of personal religious importance and service attendance, on both (1) volunteering likelihood and (2) hours spent volunteering. Longtudinal, nationally representative data from the Household Income and Labor Dynamics in Australia survey (N = 8,163) reveals a complex profile of volunteering behavior whereby greater religious service attendance is associated with an increased likelihood of volunteering, whereas stronger religious importance is associated with an increase in time spent volunteering among volunteers. This study suggests that a more nuanced view is needed regarding the ways in which different aspects of religion promote prosociality. Specifically, although religious service attendance may promote the decision to volunteer, volunteering to a substantial extent will be unlikely unless a sense of religious importance is also present.

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随着时间的推移宗教信仰和志愿服务：宗教服务出席率与志愿服务的可能性有关，宗教重要性与志愿服务时间有关。

宗教与志愿服务的关系已得到广泛研究，大多数研究表明，宗教服务出席率在激发志愿行为方面比主观宗教信仰更重要。然而，研究并没有在一个全面的纵向框架中充分研究宗教信仰的这些方面的复杂相互作用，随着时间的推移观察个体间和个体内部的差异。我们的研究使用 2 阶段方法来检查个人宗教重要性和服务出席率对 (1) 志愿服务可能性和 (2) 志愿服务时间的个人和交互影响。来自澳大利亚家庭收入和劳动力动态调查的纵向全国代表性数据（N = 8，163) 揭示了志愿行为的复杂特征，即参加更多的宗教服务与志愿服务的可能性增加有关，而更强的宗教重要性与志愿者在志愿服务上花费的时间增加有关。这项研究表明，需要对宗教的不同方面促进亲社会性的方式有更细致的看法。具体而言，尽管参加宗教仪式可能会促进志愿服务的决定，但除非还存在宗教重要性，否则不太可能在很大程度上志愿服务。这项研究表明，需要对宗教的不同方面促进亲社会性的方式有更细致的看法。具体来说，尽管参加宗教仪式可能会促进志愿服务的决定，但除非同时存在宗教重要性，否则不太可能在很大程度上志愿服务。这项研究表明，需要对宗教的不同方面促进亲社会性的方式有更细致的看法。具体来说，尽管参加宗教仪式可能会促进志愿服务的决定，但除非同时存在宗教重要性，否则不太可能在很大程度上志愿服务。