Factors Affecting Australian Catholics’ Return to Mass After Covid-19 Church Closures

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20474077
AutoresPhilippa Martyr (0000-0003-1545-9968, The University of Western Australia, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen61
Número5
Páginas4245-4259
Fecha de publicación2022-07-28
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Religion and Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-4197 • E-ISSN: 1573-6571
EditorialSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10943-022-01618-1
PMID35902543
OpenAlexW4288719766
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas15

In 2020, many places of worship closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, raising questions about rates of return to worship after COVID-19. This survey-based study of 806 Australian churchgoing Catholics explores relationships between a range of variables and the rate of return to Mass attendance after church closures. Pre-closure Mass attendance rate strongly and significantly predicted real-life worship during church closures and higher rates of return to Mass attendance after churches reopened. Real-life worship during COVID-19 also strongly predicted return to Mass attendance, and positively mediated the relationship between pre- and post-closure Mass attendance rates. Virtual worship engagement did not significantly predict return to Mass attendance, but positively mediated the relationship between pre- and post-closure Mass attendance rates, with a smaller effect size

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