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Religion as a Determinant of Relationship Stability.
- Source :
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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion . Jun2024, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p281-306. 26p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- There is a burgeoning literature that investigates the effects of religion on relationship dissolution. This study is distinguished from prior scholarship in three broad areas: The investigation estimates the effect of religion on relationship stability using multiple measures of religious affiliation and religious observance; it is based on information of the respondent and their partner for both cohabiting and marital relationships; and it is performed using multiple waves of a large‐scale nationally representative panel data set, the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey. It addresses key limitations, such as: the use of a single measure of religion, a tendency to only use married individual data, and an overreliance on cross‐sectional data. The results indicate that intrafaith couples tend to have a higher degree of relationship stability than other couple types; although, once other factors are controlled for, this effect is no longer statistically significant. We also find religiosity, in particular, religious attendance has a large positive effect on stability in intrafaith couples but can lower stability in interfaith and mixed couples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *RELIGION
*RELIGIOUS identity
*MARITAL relations
*RELIGIOUSNESS
*COUPLES
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00218294
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177741060
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12896