Family Facts: Social Science Research on Family, Society & Religion

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This finding looks at the relationship between the importance mothers assign to religion and the quality of their relationship with their child.

According to mothers' reports, regardless of the frequency of their church attendance, those who considered religion to be very important in their lives tended to report a higher quality of relationship with their children than those who did not consider religion to be important.

Sample or Data Description
Data came from the Intergenerational Panel Study of Mothers and Children (IPSMC), which consisted of seven waves of interviews with mothers (1962-1985) and two interviews with children (1980 and 1985).

Source
"The Impact of Family Religious Life on the Quality of Mother-Child Relations"
Pearce, Lisa D.
Axinn, William G.
American Sociological Review Vol. 63, Number 6. December, 1998. Page(s) 810-828.

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