Original
Exploring the Role of Gene, Traumatic Experiences, and Religious Participation in Public Service Employment: A Gene–Environment Interaction Perspective
Abstract
ABSTRACT Previous studies on sectoral choice have examined environmental and genetic factors in isolation, with little consideration of how gene–environment interactions influence public service employment selection. Notably, altruism‐related genes have been found to play a critical role in shaping prosocial behaviors. This study investigates how early traumatic experiences affect individuals' choice of public service employment through the mediating role of religious participation. It further investigates whether the altruism‐related gene moderates the effect of early traumatic experience on religious participation, thereby establishing a moderated mediation model. Using a nationally representative UK dataset, we find that religious participation mediates the relationship between traumatic experiences and public service employment selection. Additionally, individuals carrying more alleles of the altruism‐related gene exhibit greater sensitivity to traumatic experiences, which in turn influences their religious participation and subsequent career choice.
中文
探索基因、创伤经历与宗教参与在公共服务就业中的作用：基因—环境交互作用视角
摘要
以往关于部门选择的研究分别考察了环境因素和遗传因素，很少考虑基因—环境交互作用如何影响公共服务就业选择。值得注意的是，与利他主义相关的基因被发现对塑造亲社会行为起关键作用。本研究探讨早期创伤经历如何通过宗教参与的中介作用影响个体对公共服务就业的选择。研究进一步考察利他相关基因是否调节早期创伤经历对宗教参与的影响，从而建立一个有调节的中介模型。使用具有全国代表性的英国数据集，我们发现宗教参与在创伤经历与公共服务就业选择之间起中介作用。此外，携带更多利他相关基因等位基因的个体对创伤经历表现出更高的敏感性，这反过来影响其宗教参与及随后的职业选择。
关键词
公共服务就业、部门选择、基因—环境交互、创伤经历、宗教参与、利他相关基因、有调节的中介、英国