研究生:徐悅倫

論文名稱: 宗教信仰與社會制度信任:以台灣、日本民眾為例

指導教授: 郭文般

關鍵字:   宗教信仰、社會制度信任、宗教行為、公民道德觀

目前學界的研究調查對於宗教信仰與社會制度信任的關係尚未達成一致的意見。基於台灣及日本的數據調查，本研究分析了宗教信仰與社會制度信任之間的關係。研究分別探討了個體的信仰、行為、宗教性等對於個體制度信任程度的影響。本研究發現：1、有宗教信仰的人對於社會制度的信任高。2、宗教信仰對於社會制度的信任機制主要是社會性的宗教行為，而非個體的宗教信仰。3、宗教對於信任的作用機制在於信仰虔誠度而非宗教團體歸屬。4.宗教的公民道德觀念會加強對社會制度的信任。此研究部份解釋了宗教與社會制度信任關係研究的決定性因素。

Abstract

At present, researches have not reached a consensus on the relationship between religion and institutional trust. Based on the data from Taiwan and Japan, this study evaluated the impacts of several religion-related variables on personal institutional trust in different models. The study had following findings: (1) Religious affiliation had significant positive effects on institutional trust; (2) Religious behavior rather than religious belief has a positive effect on institutional trust; (3) The effect of religious affiliation disappeared after religious piety is included in the model. Also the religious piety has an independent, positive effect on institutional trust; (4) Civic virtues related to religions reinforced institutional trust.