Church Attendance and Traditional Religious Beliefs in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: A Panel Study

Willits, Fern K.; Crider, Donald M.

doi:10.2307/3511025

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“…The results from stage 1 were consistent with those reported in previous studies of religious change in adolescence, which have found sharp declines in religious attendance during this period (Uecker et al, 2007;Willits and Crider, 1989), as well as substantial heterogeneity in the magnitude and timing of those declines (Petts, 2009). We are aware of no previous studies have specifically examined changes in attendance across the course of middle adulthood.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Although change was assessed at the group level in that study, rather than within individuals, similar findings have been reported in studies that tracked participants longitudinally. For example, one 11-year longitudinal study of high school students in rural Pennsylvania found that frequency of religious attendance tended to decline dramatically between adolescence and young adulthood, whereas strength of belief in God remained stable (Willits and Crider, 1989). Similarly, a more recent study in a large nationally-representative sample of high school students found that a majority reported decreased religious attendance 7 years later, whereas the proportion for whom the self-reported importance of religion had declined was much smaller (Uecker et al, 2007).…”

Section: Early Lifementioning

confidence: 97%

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Patterns of change in religious service attendance across the life course: Evidence from a 34-year longitudinal study

Hayward

Krause

2013

Social Science Research

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Early Lifementioning

confidence: 97%

Patterns of change in religious service attendance across the life course: Evidence from a 34-year longitudinal study

Hayward

Krause

2013

Social Science Research

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“…Religious and spiritual involvement are, in turn, on the whole, in studies across cultures, associated with self-esteem and well-being (Francis and Kaldor 2002), both mental and physical (McIntosh and Spilka 1990), especially, when religious involvement is a matter of intrinsic motivation (Laurencelle et al 2002;McIntosh and Spilka 1990;Ryan et al 1993), and where images of God are benevolent, rather than harsh and controlling (Culbertson 1996;Pargament et al 1990). In multifactorial assessments across thousands of subjects and a broad array of cultural settings, religious beliefs and commitments, and belonging to a religious community, are also predictors, perhaps the best predictors, of life satisfaction and sense of well-being in adulthood, as well as with a sense of personal efficacy and control, and successful coping with life difficulties (Baumeister 1991;Delbridge et al 1994;Doehring et al 2009;Geyer and Baumeister 2005;Jones 1993;Klaasen et al 2009;Pargament 1997;Silberman 2005;Spilka et al 2003), particularly for older adults (Chamberlain and Zika 1992;Willits and Crider 1989).…”

Section: Religion and Spirituality: Some Contributions To Well-being mentioning

confidence: 97%

Religion, Spirituality, and Positive Psychology in Adulthood: A Developmental View

Day

2009

J Adult Dev

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For decades, psychologists have been interested in the question whether, and how, religious and spiritual behavior, in terms of beliefs, attitudes, practices, and belonging, could be scientifically studied and assessed in terms of their relative good, or ill, for human well-being. This article considers contributions of religious commitment and spiritual practice to well-being and cognitivedevelopmental theoretical models and related bodies of empirical and clinical research regarding religious and spiritual development across the life cycle, with particular attention to questions related to positive adult development.

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“…A recent study 24 of high school students showed an association between higher religious importance and lower odds of depression, but only among girls. Research has also shown that adolescent girls report higher levels of religiosity 24,25 and depression, 26,27 so that investigating these associations across gender is important. If an association between religiosity and depression among adolescents does exist, cross-sectional studies cannot provide definitive information concerning the direction of the relation.…”

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Longitudinal Associations of Importance of Religion and Frequency of Service Attendance with Depression Risk among Adolescents in Nova Scotia

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Objective:To examine the directionality of associations between self-reported religious importance or worship attendance and depression among adolescents, and to determine whether social supports or general self-efficacy are mechanisms of observed associations. Method:A cohort (n = 976) of Canadian high school students were surveyed in Grade 10 (2000 to 2001) and 2 years later (2002 to 2003). Logistic regression was conducted separately among adolescents with and without elevated depressive symptoms to examine associations between baseline religious attendance and religious importance with later depression, adjusting for confounding factors. Effects of reverse causation were also assessed, determining associations between baseline depression and follow-up religious attendance and importance.Results: Girls who were not depressed at baseline and who attended religious services had lower odds of later depression (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 0.46; 95% CI 0.22 to 0.95, P < 0.05), which was accounted for by general self-efficacy. Boys who were depressed at baseline who attended religious services had lower odds of still being depressed at followup (AOR 0.23; 95% CI 0.06 to 0.80, P < 0.01). Depression at baseline predicted lower attendance at follow-up among boys (AOR 0.26; 95% CI 0.09 to 0.75, P < 0.01). Conclusions:Religious attendance independently predicts lower depression at followup among girls, and may do so by increasing self-efficacy. Among boys with depression, religious attendance predicts a lower likelihood of still being depressed at follow-up. The relation between religious attendance and depression in boys is bidirectional. W W W Associations longitudinales de l'importance de la religion et de la fréquence de la pratique du culte avec le risque de dépression chez des adolescents de la Nouvelle-ÉcosseObjectif : Examiner la directionnalité des associations entre l'importance auto-déclarée de la religion ou de la pratique du culte et la dépression chez les adolescents, et déterminer si les soutiens sociaux ou l'auto-efficacité générale sont des mécanismes des associations observées.Méthode : Une cohorte (n = 976) d'élèves du secondaire canadiens a été interrogée en 10e année (2000 à 2001) et 2 ans plus tard (2002 à 2003). La régression logistique a été menée séparément chez des adolescents présentant ou pas des symptômes dépressifs élevés afin d'examiner les associations entre la pratique religieuse de départ et l'importance de la religion avec la dépression ultérieure, en corrigeant les facteurs de confusion. Les effets de la causalité inverse ont aussi été évalués, en déterminant les associations entre la dépression au départ et la pratique et l'importance de la religion au suivi.Résultats : Les filles qui n'étaient pas déprimées au départ et qui pratiquaient leur religion avaient des probabilités plus faibles d'une dépression ultérieure (rapport de cotes corrigé [RCC] 0,46; IC à 95 % 0,22 à 0,95; P < 0,05), ce qui était attribué à l'auto-efficacité générale. Les garçons qui étaient déprimés au départ et qu...

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Church Attendance and Traditional Religious Beliefs in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: A Panel Study

Cited by 92 publications

References 7 publications

Patterns of change in religious service attendance across the life course: Evidence from a 34-year longitudinal study

Patterns of change in religious service attendance across the life course: Evidence from a 34-year longitudinal study

Religion, Spirituality, and Positive Psychology in Adulthood: A Developmental View

Longitudinal Associations of Importance of Religion and Frequency of Service Attendance with Depression Risk among Adolescents in Nova Scotia

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