Religious trajectories of immigrants in the first years after migration

This paper examines religious change of immigrants from Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Spain in the first years after their arrival Netherlands––one least countries world. Religiosity is measured by attendance, praying, subjective religiosity. Multiple-group latent growth models are estimated based on four waves spanning a total 4 (n = 3354 at Wave 1) to identify trajectories. Results show an initial increase attendance that levels off ultimately reverses steady decrease religiosity across all immigrant groups. A group-specific pattern visible praying dimension: Turks over time then reverses, whereas other groups no substantial change. The analysis suggests differences opportunities attend exclusion experiences unlikely be main drivers immigrants’