Family Facts: Social Science Research on Family, Society & Religion
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Family Religious Involvement and Parental Relationships
December 4, 2006
| Parents
in families that participated in religious activities at least once
per week and parents who prayed more than once per day tended to have
more loving relationships, as reported by their children. When asked, "Do your parents express affection or love for one another?", children in religious families were more likely to respond "always," according to a report from the National Study of Youth and Religion. Both mothers and fathers in religious families were more likely to express their love or affection for one another when compared to parents in less religious families. Read this finding The Heritage Foundation's familyfacts.org catalogs social science findings on the family, society and religion gleaned from peer-reviewed journals, books and government surveys. Serving policymakers, journalists, scholars and the general public, familyfacts.org makes social science research easily accessible to the non-specialist. |
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Findings on Religious Involvement and Martial Relationships:
 Religiously active Protestant men were more likely to spend time socializing with their wives than non-affiliated husbands...(more) Husbands and wives in religiously active families were more likely to provide encouragement to one another...(more) Family Research Experts:
Pat Fagan William H. G. FitzGerald Research Fellow in Family and Cultural Issues Christine Kim Policy Analyst, Domestic Policy Studies Jennifer Marshall Director, Domestic Policy Studies For Interviews call Media Relations at (202) 675-1761 |
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