Religious Influence on Marital Stability

Call, Vaughn R. A.; Heaton, Tim B.

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“…There is also some experimental evidence that encouragement to prayer increases forgiveness, gratitude, and trust (118)(119)(120). Finally, concerning close relationships, there is evidence from longitudinal studies that attending religious services decreases the likelihood of divorce (107,121,122), increases the likelihood of subsequently making new friends, and of marrying, and increases social support (107,114,123). The effect of religious community, and specifically religious service attendance, on these various aspects of flourishing, is thus substantial.…”

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On the promotion of human flourishing

VanderWeele

2017

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Many empirical studies throughout the social and biomedical sciences focus only on very narrow outcomes such as income, or a single specific disease state, or a measure of positive affect. Human well-being or flourishing, however, consists in a much broader range of states and outcomes, certainly including mental and physical health, but also encompassing happiness and life satisfaction, meaning and purpose, character and virtue, and close social relationships. The empirical literature from longitudinal, experimental, and quasiexperimental studies is reviewed in attempt to identify major determinants of human flourishing, broadly conceived. Measures of human flourishing are proposed. Discussion is given to the implications of a broader conception of human flourishing, and of the research reviewed, for policy, and for future research in the biomedical and social sciences.flourishing | well-being | happiness | family | religion

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On the promotion of human flourishing

VanderWeele

2017

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…Call and Heaton (1997) suggest that regular church attendance of both husbands and wives reduces the likelihood of divorce (see also, Schumm, 1985, andWhite, 1990). However, a big difference in attendance between husbands and wives increases the risk of divorce (see Ortega et al, 1988).…”

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Extramarital Affairs, Marital Satisfaction, and Divorce: Evidence from Hong Kong

Fan¹,

Lui²

2004

Contemporary Economic Policy

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This article provides the first empirical study on how the perceived changes of marital satisfaction affect marital stability using a unique data set obtained in Hong Kong. It is found that the change of marital satisfaction due to extramarital affairs clearly increases the probability of divorce, but it is not the only determinant of marital instability. In particular, the presence of dependent children in a family and good marital quality before the discovery of extramarital affairs would lower the probability of divorce. Moreover, this article generates several interesting policy implications. (JEL Dl, Jl)

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“…For example, the large number of studies on the effects of religiosity on the quality and stability of marital unions largely ignores religious affiliation (e.g., Glenn and Supancic 1984;Booth et al 1995;Call and Heaton 1997). In all of this research, intra-and inter-faith couples are lumped together, without considering that while a high level of religiosity on the part of both partners may be a positive factor for homogamous marriages, it is most likely a negative factor among heterogamous marriages.…”

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Religion as a Determinant of Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United States

Lehrer

2004

Population & Development Rev

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may Religion as a Determinant of Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United StatesEvelyn L. Lehrer The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn is a local and virtual international research center and a place of communication between science, politics and business. IZA is an independent nonprofit company supported by Deutsche Post World Net. The center is associated with the University of Bonn and offers a stimulating research environment through its research networks, research support, and visitors and doctoral programs. IZA engages in (i) original and internationally competitive research in all fields of labor economics, (ii) development of policy concepts, and (iii) dissemination of research results and concepts to the interested public. D I S C U S S I O N P A P E R S E R I E SIZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be available directly from the author. ABSTRACT Religion as a Determinant of Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United States *This paper critically reviews and synthesizes research on the role of religion on various aspects of the economic and demographic behavior of individuals and families in the United States, including the choice of marital partner, union formation and dissolution, fertility, female time allocation, education, wages, and wealth. Using a theoretical framework based on Gary Becker's contributions to the economics of the family, religious affiliation is seen to affect these outcomes because it has an impact on the costs and benefits of many interrelated decisions that people make over the life cycle. In addition, for behaviors that pertain to married couple households, affiliation matters because it is a complementary trait within the context of marriage. Religiosity, another dimension of religion, also affects economic and demographic outcomes, partly because it accentuates differences by religious affiliation, partly because of the generally beneficial effects that religious involvement has on health and well-being. Religion as a Determinant of Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United StatesA large body of literature documents that religion has important effects on various aspects of the economic and demographic behavior of individuals and families in the United States, including the choice of marital partne...

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Religious Influence on Marital Stability

Cited by 319 publications

References 27 publications

On the promotion of human flourishing

On the promotion of human flourishing

Extramarital Affairs, Marital Satisfaction, and Divorce: Evidence from Hong Kong

Religion as a Determinant of Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United States

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