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  • Evolutionary Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Religious Studies

Background:

  • Religious individuals are often perceived as more trustworthy than nonreligious individuals.
  • Existing theories primarily attribute this trust to the beliefs of religious individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if perceived slow life-history strategies mediate trust in religious individuals.
  • To explore the role of behavioral cues, specifically reproductive strategies, in trust perceptions.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments were conducted to test the association between religion, life-history strategies, and trust.
  • Participants rated targets based on religion, perceived life-history traits, and trustworthiness.
  • Mediation analyses were used to examine the role of life-history traits.

Main Results:

  • Religious targets were perceived as slow life-history strategists.
  • This perception significantly mediated the relationship between target religion and trust.
  • Trust was primarily driven by perceived reproductive strategy when direct information was available, overriding religion.

Conclusions:

  • Trust in religious individuals may stem from heuristic associations with slow life-history strategies.
  • Behavioral cues related to reproductive strategy play a crucial role in trust formation, independent of religious beliefs.
  • This offers a novel perspective on the psychology of religion and trust.