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Religiosity and the justification of euthanasia: A model of mediation (trust in the church) and moderation (beliefs in life after death)
Bruno Frutuoso Costa (Costa, B. F.);
Journal Title
Análise Social
Year (definitive publication)
2026
Language
English
Country
Portugal
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Alternative Titles

(Portuguese) Religiosidade e justificação da eutanásia: Um modelo de mediação (confiança na igreja) e moderação (crenças na vida após a morte)

Abstract
This article explores the mediating role of trust in the church and the moderating role of beliefs in life after death in the relationship between religiosity and the justification of euthanasia. Two studies were designed using the latest data from the European Values Study for Portugal (traditional values) and the United Kingdom (secular-rational values). The models were tested in each country using Hayes’s process macro for spss and 20,000 bootstrap samples. The results showed that beliefs in life after death moderated the (negative) relationship between religiosity and the justification of euthanasia in Portugal and the uk. However, trust in the church mediated the relationship only in Portugal.
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Keywords
Euthanasia,Assisted death,Religiosity,Trust in the church,Beliefs in life after death
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Funding Reference Funding Entity
2023.04877.BD Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
UIDB/03126/2020 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia