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Pastimes : History's effect on Religion
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From: Sun Tzu6/20/2012 9:09:10 AM
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"Religion is often thought of as psychological defense against bad behavior, but researchers have recently found that the effect of religion on pro-social behaviors may actually be driven by the belief in hell and supernatural punishment rather than faith in heaven and spiritual benevolence. In a large analysis of 26 years of data consisting of 143,197 people in 67 countries, psychologists found significantly lower crime rates in societies where many people believe in hell compared to those where more people believed in heaven."

Sounds about right to me. My own anecdotal experience confirms this. Incidentally, I don't think this is restricted to religion; numerous studies have shown that fear is a greater motivating factor than reward. e.g. investors dump a stock twice as fast as they buy a hot one and your boss is more concerned with how bad he will look if a risky project tanks than how much he will shine if it succeeds.
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