ABSTRACT

Using US data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and following propensity score matching analysis, the study demonstrates that church attendance during youth has significant positive effects on an individual’s psychological capital endowments in the form of self-esteem, positive attitude and self-satisfaction during adulthood. Since a higher level of psychological capital is associated with better economic performance, the study further demonstrates that church attendance during earlier years of life affects an individual’s future earnings indirectly through its direct effects on his/her psychological capital endowments. The study offers an important policy proposal and recommends further research for its validation.

摘要

该研究利用美国全国青年纵向调查的数据和倾向得分匹配分析，表明青年时期的教堂出席对个人的心理资本禀赋有显着的正向影响，以自尊、积极态度和自我满足的形式出现。成年。由于较高水平的心理资本与较好的经济表现相关，该研究进一步表明，生命早期的教堂出席率通过其对他/她的心理资本禀赋的直接影响间接影响个人未来的收入。该研究提供了一项重要的政策建议，并建议对其进行进一步研究以进行验证。