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ArticlePloS one2025

Working across religions, cultures, settings, and development: Protocol for wave 2 data collection with children and parents by the developing belief network.

Allison J Williams-Gant, Kara Weisman, Tamer G Amin, Maliki E Ghossainy, Ghadir Soueidan, Jenny Nissel, Praveen Kenderla, Marwa Abdel-Hak, Florencia K Anggoro, Samantha Bangayan and 84 more

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Allison J Williams-GantWheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4596-7405
Kara WeismanDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3706-7554
Tamer G AminDepartment of Education, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Maliki E GhossainyWheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Ghadir SoueidanDepartment of Language Sciences and Traductology, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon.
Jenny NisselWheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Praveen KenderlaDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California, United States of America.
Marwa Abdel-HakWheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Florencia K AnggoroDepartment of Psychology, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Samantha BangayanDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Emily R R BurdettSchool of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Emily ChauDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America.
Eva E ChenCollege of Education, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Jallene ChuaSingapore Centre for Character and Citizenship Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Lezanie CoetzeeHealth Economics and Epidemiology Research Office (HE2RO), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5689-5646
John D ColeyDepartment of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Audun DahlDepartment of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America.
Jocelyn B DautelSchool of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Elizabeth L DavisDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California, United States of America.
Helen Elizabeth DavisSchool of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America.
Adine DeLeonWheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Gil DiesendruckDepartment of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Denise EvansHealth Economics and Epidemiology Research Office (HE2RO), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Aidan FeeneySchool of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Frankie T K FongSchool of Psychological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn Campus, Wellington, New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6135-1379
Xuqing FooSchool of Psychology, University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus, Brisbane, Australia.
Alison GarciaDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California, United States of America.
Isabela Gonzalez-RubioDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Elena Guerrero GalazDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California, United States of America.
Michael GurvenDepartment of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5661-527X
Ying HuDepartment of Educational Psychology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, Mainland China.
Keila HuachoruntoDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Komang IndrawatiI/O Psychology and Educational Psychology, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia.
Benjamin D JeeDepartment of Psychology, Worcester State University, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1007-8883
Michael KahwaKibale Forest Schools Program, Kabarole, Uganda.
Unity KahwaKibale Forest Schools Program, Kabarole, Uganda.
Ringking KorahPeople and Change (PnC) Consulting, Medan, Indonesia.
Hannah J KramerDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Tamar KushnirDepartment of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7656-6292
Natassa KyriakopoulouDepartment of Early Childhood Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Shitshembiso LebepeHealth Economics and Epidemiology Research Office (HE2RO), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Hea Jung LeeDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California, United States of America.
Kirsten A LesageWheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7138-5292
Patricia LeshabanaHealth Economics and Epidemiology Research Office (HE2RO), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dandan LiDepartment of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Pearl Han LiDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Jessica Tacza LlacuaDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Vongani MalulekeHealth Economics and Epidemiology Research Office (HE2RO), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ashley MarinDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8859-2226
Julia MarshallDepartment of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7981-0481
Nthabiseng MasebeHealth Economics and Epidemiology Research Office (HE2RO), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Katherine McAuliffeDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Abby McLaughlinDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Anthea McMullanSchool of Psychology, University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus, Brisbane, Australia.
Caitlin McShaneSchool of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4489-5733
Casey MinDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California, United States of America.
Mike MutegekiKibale Forest Schools Program, Kabarole, Uganda.
Olive NamaraKibale Forest Schools Program, Kabarole, Uganda.
Shaun NicholsDepartment of Philosophy, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America.
Ageliki NicolopoulouPsychology Department, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Palestinian, United States of America.
Mark NielsenSchool of Psychology, University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus, Brisbane, Australia.
Emily OtaliKibale Forest Schools Program, Kabarole, Uganda.
Katerina PariseDepartment of Early Childhood Education, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Xiomara Alicia PaucarDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Ayse PayirDepartment of Psychology, Union College, Schenectady, New York, United States of America.
Sakina PoonawallaDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California, United States of America.
Bolivar Reyes-JaquezDepartment of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, United States of America.
Sophie RiddickDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Peter C RockersBoston University School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Justin K RuizWheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5137-1450
Rifah SanjidahDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California, United States of America.
Laura ShneidmanDepartment of Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, United States of America.
Irini SkopelitiDepartment of Philosophy and History of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Mahesh SrinivasanDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America.
Jessa StegallDepartment of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.
Joanna StephensSchool of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Megan G StutesmanSchool of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0424-6687
Jiayue SunDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California, United States of America.
Amanda TarulloDepartment of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Laura K TaylorSchool of Psychology, University College Dublin, Ireland.
Itangishatse TheogenKibale Forest Schools Program, Kabarole, Uganda.
Desiree ToongCentre for Research in Child Development, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Esra Nur Turan-KüçükDepartment of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Patrick TusiimeKibale Forest Schools Program, Kabarole, Uganda.
Estefany Pizarro VenturaDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Jingyi XuWheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7959-649X
Nina YeWheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Yue YuSingapore Centre for Character and Citizenship Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0505-7084
Meltem YucelDepartment of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7274-5971
Wenzhuo ZhangDepartment of Educational Psychology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, Mainland China.
Xin ZhaoDepartment of Educational Psychology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, Mainland China.
Kathleen H CorriveauWheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Rebekah A RichertDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, California, United States of America.
Developing Belief Network

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Abstract

The Developing Belief Network is a global research collaborative studying religious development in diverse social-cultural settings, with a focus on the intersection of cognitive mechanisms and cultural beliefs and practices in early and middle childhood. The current manuscript describes the study protocol for the network's second wave of data collection, which aims to further explore the development and diversity of religious cognition and behavior using a multi-time point approach. This protocol is designed to investigate three key research questions-how children represent and reason about religious and supernatural agents, how children represent and reason about religion as an aspect of social identity, and how religious and supernatural beliefs are transmitted within and between generations-via a set of eight tasks for children between the ages of 5 and 13 years and a survey completed by their parents/caregivers. This study is being conducted in 41 distinct cultural-religious settings, spanning 16 countries and 12 written languages. In this manuscript, we provide detailed descriptions of all elements of this study protocol, and give a brief overview of the ways in which this protocol has been adapted for use in diverse religious communities. As one example of how this protocol has been implemented outside of the United States, we present Arabic- and English-language study materials for children being raised in one of the following religious traditions in Lebanon: the Druze faith, Maronite Christianity, Orthodox Christianity, Shia Islam, or Sunni Islam. We end with reflections on the challenges of developing and implementing large-scale, multi-site, multi-time point studies of child development; our approach to navigating these challenges; and our suggestions for how future researchers might learn from our experiences and build on the work presented here.

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CultureData CollectionParentsReligionAdolescentChildChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and Questionnaires

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