Marital Commitment and Religiosity in a Religiously Homogenous Population

Allgood, Scot M.; Harris, Sharon S.; Skogrand, Linda; Lee, Thomas R.

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“…Individuals who attend religious services together are correlated with lower divorce rates and higher marital commitment (Allgood et al 2009;Lambert and Dollahite 2008). Further, couples that pray together frequently report higher levels of relationship satisfaction and happiness than couples who do not pray together (Braithwaite et al 2015;Ellison et al 2010).…”

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“…Fincham et al (2011) found that within a large group of African American couples, husbands' religiosity was not only important for relationship satisfaction, but also to their wives' relationship satisfaction. Additionally, Allgood and colleagues (Allgood et al 2009) found that individual religiosity was associated with higher levels of dedication to romantic partners and higher levels of moral obligation to the relationship, which was also related to increased commitment to the relationship.…”

Section: Religiosity and Romantic Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most of this literature focuses on implications of an individual's religiosity or their romantic partner's religiosity for relationship development and maintenance. For example, previous studies found a correlation between an individual attending religious services with lower divorce rates and higher marital commitment (Allgood et al 2009;Lopez et al 2011;Ellison et al 2010;Lambert and Dollahite 2008). Further, researchers have noted that married couples who have the same religious affiliation, commonly referred to as homogamous couples, are more satisfied within their marriages (Braithwaite et al 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Religion plays an important role in the maintenance of romantic relationships (Allgood et al 2009;Reiter and Gee 2008;Stafford 2016). Research to date has outlined how religiosity positively impacts the quality and stability of married couples through high frequency and quality of individual prayer (Spilka and Ladd 2013), high levels of spouse religiosity (Perry 2015), and increased frequency of attending church together or praying together (Braithwaite et al 2015;Ellison et al 2010;Lambert and Dollahite 2008).…”

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Religiosity and Relationship Quality of Dating Relationships: Examining Relationship Religiosity as a Mediator

Langlais

Schwanz

2017

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Individual and romantic partner religiosity are positively associated with marital quality. However, many studies focus on married couples, rather than examining dating relationships, and rely on single-item measures of religiosity. More importantly, few studies have examined the importance of relationship religiosity in the context of dating, despite the theoretical importance of this construct. Relationship religiosity is defined as participating in and discussing religiosity and spirituality with a current romantic partner. The goal of this study is to test relationship religiosity as a mediator between individual and partner religiosity for relationship quality of dating relationships using stringent measures of centrality of religiosity. Data for this study comes from 119 participants who were in dating relationships (74.8% female; mean age: 23.2 years). Participants completed a survey regarding their religiosity, their partners' religiosity, the religiosity of their relationships, and the quality of their dating relationships. Mediation analyses via linear regression showed that relationship religiosity fully mediated the relationship between individual religiosity and relationship satisfaction and fully mediated the relationship between partner religiosity and relationship satisfaction. However, relationship religiosity was not associated with commitment. Results from the study emphasize the importance of dyadic religious activities for dating couples. Further implications will be discussed.

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Section: Religiosity and Romantic Relationshipsmentioning

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2017

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“…The association between religiosity (η 1 , see Figure 2.1) and relationship evaluation (η 4 ) has been well-documented in a number of studies (e.g., Ahmadi & Hossein-abadi, 2009;Allgood, Harris, Skogrand, & Lee, 2009;Loser, Hill, Klein, & Dollahite, 2009;Myers, 2006;. Various researchers have explored religiosity and its interpersonal effects in different ways, including the effects of individual differences and differences between partners in a romantic relationship.…”

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Religiosity and gender ideology as predictors of relationship quality: Mediating effects of relationship commitment

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M ormon Families

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McPheters

2016

Encyclopedia of Family Studies

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Despite a history of persecution, isolation, and relative obscurity, the early twenty‐first century has seen a cultural fascination with Mormon families and their practices. The primacy of family relationships is clearly understood against the backdrop of the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‐day Saints. Belief in a Heavenly Father, the Plan of Salvation, and eternal marriage underscore the centrality of the family in Mormon doctrine. Mormon families participate in rituals and worship practices that serve to strengthen family bonds and reinforce family values.

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Marital Commitment and Religiosity in a Religiously Homogenous Population

Cited by 28 publications

References 25 publications

Religiosity and Relationship Quality of Dating Relationships: Examining Relationship Religiosity as a Mediator

Religiosity and Relationship Quality of Dating Relationships: Examining Relationship Religiosity as a Mediator

Religiosity and gender ideology as predictors of relationship quality: Mediating effects of relationship commitment

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