Family Facts: Social Science Research on Family, Society & Religion
| How
does prayer affect household dynamics? According to a 2003 study,
parents in families that engaged in religious activities tended to
have more loving relationships. Children in families that participated in religious activities at least once per week and whose parents prayed at least daily were more likely to report seeing expressions of love and affection between their parents than children whose families did not participate in religious activities and whose parents did not pray. 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 family dinner:
 Spouses who participated in religious activities and prayer were more likely to provide encouragement to each other than those who were not religiously active...(more) Among adolescents, family satisfaction was associated with religious attendance and importance attached to religious faith...(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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Events:Religious Practice and Civic Life: What the Research Says October 4, 2007 |