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Guided by Faith: How Religious Involvement Influences Father–Child
Relationships
June 20, 2007
| Fathers
play an important role in the lives of their children, and fathers’ religiosity
may strengthen the quality of their relationships with their children. A 2003 study found that religious fathers tended to have stronger relationships with their children than nonreligious fathers. They were more likely to expect a positive relationship with their children in the future, to invest thought and effort in the relationship, to feel a sense of obligated to stay in regular contact with their children, and to provide emotional and non-financial support. The religiosity indicator was comprised of several measures, including fathers’ self-reported importance of and guidance provided by faith, religious attendance, denominational affiliation, and belief in the importance of religion for their children. 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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