DOI: 10.3886/e209151v1
title: Attitudes toward Genomic Healthcare among Christian Dones in the United States (2023)

description: This research investigated the concept of religious residue,
where religious thoughts, feelings, and behaviors persist even after someone
has deidentified from their religion. Previous studies have observed that
individuals who have left their religion, known as “religious dones,” still
exhibit similarities with those currently practicing the religion, more so than
with individuals who have never been religious. In this study, we focused on
religious residue in relation to health-related attitudes, specifically attitudes
towards genomics and precision medicine, and distrust in the healthcare system.
We compared Christians (n = 2,303), Christian dones (n = 926),
and people who have never been religious (n = 459). The results showed
that the health-related attitudes of Christian dones were similar to those of
the never religious group. This finding highlights a significant boundary for
the concept of religious residue and points to potential reasons why
individuals may choose to leave their religion.<br>
description: None
description: Response Rates: Data was collected via two survey panel companies, Prolific and Cloud Research Prime Panels. Participants were recruited by the panel companies, who did not share response rates with the research team.
description: Presence of Common Scales: We used the Attitudes toward Genomics and Precision Medicine (AGPM v.23), which consisted of 41 items assessing support and concern with six genomic healthcare
activities (i.e., genetic testing, gene editing,
prenatal genetic testing, stem-cell research and therapy, storing health
information, and mRNA vaccines; DuBois et al., 2021; Harris et al., 2024).<br><br>We also used four items from the Health Care System Distrust scale
(Shea et al., 2008). <br><br>References: <br><br>DuBois, J. M., Mozersky, J., Antes,
A., English, T., Parsons, M. V., & Baldwin, K. (2021). Attitudes toward
genomics and precision medicine. Journal of Clinical and Translational
Science, 5(1), e120.<br><br>Harris, J.
K., Solomon, E. D., Baldwin, K., Baker, L. L., Chin, E., & DuBois, J. M.
(2024). Integrating mRNA vaccines into the Attitudes Toward Genomics and
Precision Medicine Scale: A validation study with a sample of 4,939 adults in
the US. Retrieved from osf.io/vczqb<br> <br>Shea,
J. A., Micco, E., Dean, L. T., McMurphy, S., Schwartz, J. S., & Armstrong,
K. (2008). Development of a revised health care system distrust scale. Journal
of General Internal Medicine, 23, 727-732.<br>
description: Data was collected via two survey panel companies, Prolific and Cloud Research Prime Panels. From Prolific, we
recruited a sample of participants who were representative of the U.S.
population in terms of race, gender, and age. From Cloud Research Prime Panels, we used
stratified sampling to recruit 350 or more participants from one of six
religious groups: Black Protestant, Catholic, Evangelical (or Post-Evangelical),
Jewish, Mainline Protestant, and Muslim. In
total, n=2999 were recruited from Prolific and n=1940 from Cloud
Research Prime Panels.
description: Adults in the United States. Smallest Geographic Unit: United States
description: web-based survey; These data are part of a larger dataset that contains the full sample of participants (N = 4939) and the full range of survey questions. The full dataset will be deposited after all analyses are complete.