United on Sunday: The effects of secular rituals on social bonding and affect.

Religious rituals are associated with health benefits, potentially produced via social bonding. It is unknown whether secular rituals similarly increase social bonding. We conducted a field study with individuals who celebrate secular rituals at Sunday Assemblies and compared them with participants...

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Main Authors: Sarah J Charles, Valerie van Mulukom, Jennifer E Brown, Fraser Watts, Robin I M Dunbar, Miguel Farias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242546