The effect of religiosity on violence: Results from a Brazilian population-based representative survey of 4,607 individuals.

Although there is a wide array of evidence showing the beneficial effect of religiosity on violence among adolescents, nationwide studies in the general population are scarce. This study aims to explore whether religiosity is associated or not with diminishing violence in a Brazilian population-base...

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Main Authors: Juliane Piasseschi de Bernardin Gonçalves, Clarice Sandi Madruga, Giancarlo Lucchetti, Maria do Rosário Dias Latorre, Ronaldo Laranjeira, Homero Vallada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238020