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Authoritative parenting and religious transmission in the Netherlands: A panel study

Authors :
Vermeer, P.A.
Janssen, J.A.P.J.
Scheepers, P.L.H.
Vermeer, P.A.
Janssen, J.A.P.J.
Scheepers, P.L.H.
Source :
International Journal for the Psychology of Religion; 42; 59; 1050-8619; 1; vol. 22; ~International Journal for the Psychology of Religion~42~59~~~1050-8619~1~22~~
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

Contains fulltext : 99772.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)<br />This study was designed to explore the effect of authoritative parenting, over and above the effect of explicitly religious parenting practices, on the juvenile and adult church attendance of offspring. Data were collected as part of a panel study in which 474 Dutch respondents were questioned in 1983 as youths and in 2007 as adults. In 2007 the respondents retrospectively answered questions about how they were raised by their parents. Analyses revealed that juvenile church attendance depends mainly on parental and more specifically on maternal church attendance, whereas adult church attendance is largely an outcome of juvenile church attendance. No effects of an authoritative parenting style, that is, a simultaneous effect of responsiveness, strict control, and the granting of psychological autonomy as the three dimensions of authoritative parenting distinguished in this study, were observed. Only the dimension of strict control turned out to be a negative determinant of adult church attendance.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Journal :
International Journal for the Psychology of Religion; 42; 59; 1050-8619; 1; vol. 22; ~International Journal for the Psychology of Religion~42~59~~~1050-8619~1~22~~
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1284126017
Document Type :
Electronic Resource