Nonreligious individuals are often defined by their absence of a religious worldview rather than the worldview that might take its place. This study examines data from a unique survey that asked a representative sample of first-year college students to identify important influences on their worldview at the beginning and end of the year. Cross-sectional analyses show that nonreligious students are less likely than religious students to identify family background or cultural traditions as important worldview influences, but are more likely to say that sexual orientation is an important influence on their worldview. Longitudinal analyses show that individuals who were nonreligious at a previous time are less likely to identify family as an important influence at a later time regardless of whether they are still nonreligious. Individuals who become nonreligious over time shift their perceived worldview influences away from religious beliefs and cultural traditions to philosophical traditions. These findings help contribute to our understanding of the content and dynamics of secular worldviews.

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比什么都没有：检查非宗教大学生的世界观影响

无宗教信仰的个人通常被定义为他们缺乏宗教世界观，而不是可能取而代之的世界观。这项研究检查了一项独特调查的数据，该调查要求一年级大学生的代表性样本确定在年初和年底对其世界观的重要影响。横断面分析表明，与宗教学生相比，非宗教学生不太可能将家庭背景或文化传统视为重要的世界观影响，但更有可能认为性取向对他们的世界观有重要影响。纵向分析表明，以前没有宗教信仰的个人在以后不太可能将家庭视为重要的影响因素，无论他们是否仍然没有宗教信仰。随着时间的推移变得无宗教信仰的个人将他们感知的世界观影响从宗教信仰和文化传统转移到哲学传统。这些发现有助于我们理解世俗世界观的内容和动态。