Miriam Pepper
Biographic Data
| ID | 370995 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miriam Pepper |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miriam |
| FAMILY NAME | Pepper |
| SIGNATURE | PEPPER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian Catholic University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0238-9905 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Immigration and parental transmission of church attendance in Australia
Recent studies suggest intergenerational religious transmission varies in migrant communities depending on the status of religion in the countries of origin and destination. This article examines whether the children of churchgoing Asian-born migrants living in Australia were more likely to attend church than their counterparts from Australian-born families or European/North American migrant families. Data on 108,933 children were derived from th…
The State of Play in Australian Youth Ministry: An Exploration of the Patterns and Impacts of Youth Ministry Roles in Australian Churches
Using data from the Australian National Church Life Survey ( NCLS ) this paper maps the patterns of staffing in specialised youth ministries across the Australian churches, explores the characteristics of churches who have paid, full-time specialised youth ministry roles compared with churches who have part-time, unpaid or no specialised roles, and examines whether investment in full-time paid youth ministry roles predicts growth in the number of…
The Impact of Marriage Norms and Gender on Anglican Clergy Actions in Response to Domestic Violence
Domestic violence (DV) is a gendered issue, with women more likely to be victim/survivors and men more likely to perpetrate abuse. With a strong emphasis on protecting the safety of women and children, the ways in which faith-based communities and leaders engage DV has come under scrutiny. Clergy are potential responders to DV and shape cultural contexts in which DV occurs. Yet, how religious norms relate to actions taken when clergy respond to D…
Domestic and Family Violence: Responses and Approaches across the Australian Churches
Domestic and family violence (DFV) is a serious and widespread problem in Australia and across the world, including in faith communities. There are calls for research to assist churches to better recognize, respond to and prevent violence. This study draws on data from the 2016 Australian National Church Life Survey (n = 883 senior local church leaders, n = 1270 churchgoers) to provide the first Australia-wide cross-denominational statistics on C…
Social Cohesion in Australia: Comparing Church and Community
In a context of increasing ethnic and religious diversity, Australia's future prosperity may depend, in part, on the ability to maintain social cohesion. Drawing on the framework developed by the Scanlon Foundation Social Cohesion Research Program, this study examines data from the 2016 National Church Life Survey and the 2016 Australian Community Survey to compare levels of social cohesion among Australian churchgoers and among the general popul…
Bonding and bridging among first generation Asian migrants in Australian protestant churches
Around a third of Asian migrants to Australia self-identify as Christians, and many join churches where they meet fellow migrants and other Australians. Churches might thus be places that can foster the integration of Asian migrants into Australian society. This paper uses social network and social capital theory to examine the prevalence of bonding and bridging among 61,386 churchgoers from 2135 Protestant churches who completed the Australian N…
How Ecotheological Beliefs Vary among Australian Churchgoers and Consequences for Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors
Worldviews play an important part in shaping and driving people's more specific environmental attitudes and behaviors. In a religious context, attention to eco(theo)logical worldviews, defined as foundational beliefs about the relationships between God, the Earth and humanity, helps researchers and environmental practitioners alike to better understand the religious frameworks which may foster or impede environmental action. This study draws on d…
Climate Change, Politics and Religion: Australian Churchgoers' Beliefs about Climate Change
A growing literature has sought to understand the relationships between religion, politics and views about climate change and climate change policy in the United States. However, little comparative research has been conducted in other countries. This study draws on data from the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey to examine the beliefs of Australian churchgoers from some 20 denominations about climate change-whether or not it is real and…
Methodological overview of the study of well-being through the Australian National Church Life Survey
All papers in this special edition of Mental Health, Religion & Culture utilise data sets from the 2011 round of the Australian National Church Life Survey (NCLS). This paper presents a methodological overview of the NCLS, including data collection methods, survey instruments and demographic descriptions of church attender and leader data sets. The data sets have good national coverage and denominational diversity, although Pentecostals are under…
Volunteering, religiosity and well-being: Interrelationships among Australian churchgoers
Existing research has mostly found positive, but sometimes inconclusive and contradictory, results about the relationships between volunteering and well-being, as well as between church attendance and volunteering. This paper aims to clarify how volunteering and religious beliefs and practices are related to well-being among Christian churchgoers. Utilising data from the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey, volunteering was found to parti…
Subjective well-being, religious involvement, and psychological type among Australian churchgoers
Personality and religiosity have consistently been found to be related to subjective well-being. However, the relative impact of these factors has not been clear. This quantitative study of 1855 church attenders from 20 denominations in the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey found that their psychological type profile confirmed patterns found in other church-going populations, with high proportions of introverts, sensing types, feeling t…
Les attitudes face aux changements climatiques et les actions pour la décroissance énergétique des chrétiens pratiquants: Les effets des persuasions religieuses et du capital social
This quantitative study of the attitudes towards climate change and energy reduction actions of Australian Christian churchgoers presents data from a series of national surveys, one of which is investigated in greater depth to identify the relationship between religious persuasion and social capital on the one hand and consumer energy reduction and ‘civic’ action on the other. Comparisons are made with reference to surveys of the Australian popul…
A Study of Multidimensional Religion Constructs and Values in the United Kingdom
A growing number of studies have systematically examined the relationships between religiousness and value priorities. However, few studies have utilized multidimensional constructs of religiousness or attempted to distinguish among the value priorities of the religious. Using a general public sample and a churchgoer sample in the United Kingdom, this article examines the associations between Schwartz's values, several general religion measures, …
An examination of the values that motivate socially conscious and frugal consumer behaviours
This article extends social psychological research on the motivations for sustainable consumption from the predominant domain of ecologically conscious consumer behaviour to socially conscious and frugal consumer behaviours. A UK-based survey study examines relationships between socially conscious and frugal consumer behaviours and Schwartz's value types, personal and socio-political materialism, and demographics among the general public. Sociall…
An examination of the values that motivate socially conscious and frugal consumer behaviours
This article extends social psychological research on the motivations for sustainable consumption from the predominant domain of ecologically conscious consumer behaviour to socially conscious and frugal consumer behaviours. A UK-based survey study examines relationships between socially conscious and frugal consumer behaviours and Schwartz's value types, personal and socio-political materialism, and demographics among the general public. Sociall…
A Study of Multidimensional Religion Constructs and Values in the United Kingdom
A growing number of studies have systematically examined the relationships between religiousness and value priorities. However, few studies have utilized multidimensional constructs of religiousness or attempted to distinguish among the value priorities of the religious. Using a general public sample and a churchgoer sample in the United Kingdom, this article examines the associations between Schwartz's values, several general religion measures, …
Bonding and bridging among first generation Asian migrants in Australian protestant churches
Around a third of Asian migrants to Australia self-identify as Christians, and many join churches where they meet fellow migrants and other Australians. Churches might thus be places that can foster the integration of Asian migrants into Australian society. This paper uses social network and social capital theory to examine the prevalence of bonding and bridging among 61,386 churchgoers from 2135 Protestant churches who completed the Australian N…
Climate Change, Politics and Religion: Australian Churchgoers' Beliefs about Climate Change
A growing literature has sought to understand the relationships between religion, politics and views about climate change and climate change policy in the United States. However, little comparative research has been conducted in other countries. This study draws on data from the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey to examine the beliefs of Australian churchgoers from some 20 denominations about climate change-whether or not it is real and…
Social Cohesion in Australia: Comparing Church and Community
In a context of increasing ethnic and religious diversity, Australia's future prosperity may depend, in part, on the ability to maintain social cohesion. Drawing on the framework developed by the Scanlon Foundation Social Cohesion Research Program, this study examines data from the 2016 National Church Life Survey and the 2016 Australian Community Survey to compare levels of social cohesion among Australian churchgoers and among the general popul…
How Ecotheological Beliefs Vary among Australian Churchgoers and Consequences for Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors
Worldviews play an important part in shaping and driving people's more specific environmental attitudes and behaviors. In a religious context, attention to eco(theo)logical worldviews, defined as foundational beliefs about the relationships between God, the Earth and humanity, helps researchers and environmental practitioners alike to better understand the religious frameworks which may foster or impede environmental action. This study draws on d…
An examination of the values that motivate socially conscious and frugal consumer behaviours
This article extends social psychological research on the motivations for sustainable consumption from the predominant domain of ecologically conscious consumer behaviour to socially conscious and frugal consumer behaviours. A UK-based survey study examines relationships between socially conscious and frugal consumer behaviours and Schwartz's value types, personal and socio-political materialism, and demographics among the general public. Sociall…
A Study of Multidimensional Religion Constructs and Values in the United Kingdom
A growing number of studies have systematically examined the relationships between religiousness and value priorities. However, few studies have utilized multidimensional constructs of religiousness or attempted to distinguish among the value priorities of the religious. Using a general public sample and a churchgoer sample in the United Kingdom, this article examines the associations between Schwartz's values, several general religion measures, …
Methodological overview of the study of well-being through the Australian National Church Life Survey
All papers in this special edition of Mental Health, Religion & Culture utilise data sets from the 2011 round of the Australian National Church Life Survey (NCLS). This paper presents a methodological overview of the NCLS, including data collection methods, survey instruments and demographic descriptions of church attender and leader data sets. The data sets have good national coverage and denominational diversity, although Pentecostals are under…
Volunteering, religiosity and well-being: Interrelationships among Australian churchgoers
Existing research has mostly found positive, but sometimes inconclusive and contradictory, results about the relationships between volunteering and well-being, as well as between church attendance and volunteering. This paper aims to clarify how volunteering and religious beliefs and practices are related to well-being among Christian churchgoers. Utilising data from the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey, volunteering was found to parti…
Subjective well-being, religious involvement, and psychological type among Australian churchgoers
Personality and religiosity have consistently been found to be related to subjective well-being. However, the relative impact of these factors has not been clear. This quantitative study of 1855 church attenders from 20 denominations in the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey found that their psychological type profile confirmed patterns found in other church-going populations, with high proportions of introverts, sensing types, feeling t…
Les attitudes face aux changements climatiques et les actions pour la décroissance énergétique des chrétiens pratiquants: Les effets des persuasions religieuses et du capital social
This quantitative study of the attitudes towards climate change and energy reduction actions of Australian Christian churchgoers presents data from a series of national surveys, one of which is investigated in greater depth to identify the relationship between religious persuasion and social capital on the one hand and consumer energy reduction and ‘civic’ action on the other. Comparisons are made with reference to surveys of the Australian popul…
How Ecotheological Beliefs Vary among Australian Churchgoers and Consequences for Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors
Worldviews play an important part in shaping and driving people's more specific environmental attitudes and behaviors. In a religious context, attention to eco(theo)logical worldviews, defined as foundational beliefs about the relationships between God, the Earth and humanity, helps researchers and environmental practitioners alike to better understand the religious frameworks which may foster or impede environmental action. This study draws on d…
Climate Change, Politics and Religion: Australian Churchgoers' Beliefs about Climate Change
A growing literature has sought to understand the relationships between religion, politics and views about climate change and climate change policy in the United States. However, little comparative research has been conducted in other countries. This study draws on data from the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey to examine the beliefs of Australian churchgoers from some 20 denominations about climate change-whether or not it is real and…
Bonding and bridging among first generation Asian migrants in Australian protestant churches
Around a third of Asian migrants to Australia self-identify as Christians, and many join churches where they meet fellow migrants and other Australians. Churches might thus be places that can foster the integration of Asian migrants into Australian society. This paper uses social network and social capital theory to examine the prevalence of bonding and bridging among 61,386 churchgoers from 2135 Protestant churches who completed the Australian N…
Social Cohesion in Australia: Comparing Church and Community
In a context of increasing ethnic and religious diversity, Australia's future prosperity may depend, in part, on the ability to maintain social cohesion. Drawing on the framework developed by the Scanlon Foundation Social Cohesion Research Program, this study examines data from the 2016 National Church Life Survey and the 2016 Australian Community Survey to compare levels of social cohesion among Australian churchgoers and among the general popul…
Domestic and Family Violence: Responses and Approaches across the Australian Churches
Domestic and family violence (DFV) is a serious and widespread problem in Australia and across the world, including in faith communities. There are calls for research to assist churches to better recognize, respond to and prevent violence. This study draws on data from the 2016 Australian National Church Life Survey (n = 883 senior local church leaders, n = 1270 churchgoers) to provide the first Australia-wide cross-denominational statistics on C…
The Impact of Marriage Norms and Gender on Anglican Clergy Actions in Response to Domestic Violence
Domestic violence (DV) is a gendered issue, with women more likely to be victim/survivors and men more likely to perpetrate abuse. With a strong emphasis on protecting the safety of women and children, the ways in which faith-based communities and leaders engage DV has come under scrutiny. Clergy are potential responders to DV and shape cultural contexts in which DV occurs. Yet, how religious norms relate to actions taken when clergy respond to D…
The State of Play in Australian Youth Ministry: An Exploration of the Patterns and Impacts of Youth Ministry Roles in Australian Churches
Using data from the Australian National Church Life Survey ( NCLS ) this paper maps the patterns of staffing in specialised youth ministries across the Australian churches, explores the characteristics of churches who have paid, full-time specialised youth ministry roles compared with churches who have part-time, unpaid or no specialised roles, and examines whether investment in full-time paid youth ministry roles predicts growth in the number of…
Immigration and parental transmission of church attendance in Australia
Recent studies suggest intergenerational religious transmission varies in migrant communities depending on the status of religion in the countries of origin and destination. This article examines whether the children of churchgoing Asian-born migrants living in Australia were more likely to attend church than their counterparts from Australian-born families or European/North American migrant families. Data on 108,933 children were derived from th…
Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (5 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (5 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Medicine (3 works)