Spiritual practices predict migration behavior.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 08 2023
02 08 2023
Historique:
received:
09
03
2023
accepted:
27
07
2023
medline:
4
8
2023
pubmed:
3
8
2023
entrez:
2
8
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Each year, several thousand migrants from sub-Saharan Africa lose their lives attempting to reach Europe's southern shores. Social scientists and policymakers have puzzled over the question of why so many people are willing to take this extremely high risk of dying. Drawing on panel data from over 10,000 individuals collected over the course of 1 year in The Gambia-a country with one of the highest emigration rates in the world-we show that consulting a local healer for spiritual protection predicts migration outcomes. Furthermore, we find that spiritual practices are strongly associated with a decreased perception of one's own risk of dying on the migration journey. Our findings demonstrate the relevance of ideational factors in explaining risky migration choices, and point to spiritual leaders as important interlocutors for migration policy makers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37532723
doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-39587-4
pii: 10.1038/s41598-023-39587-4
pmc: PMC10397254
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
12535Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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