학술논문
Changing Patterns of Religious Affiliation, Religiosity, and Marital Dissolution: A 35-Year Study of Three-Generation Families.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*DIVORCE
*INTERGENERATIONAL relations
*LONGITUDINAL method
*PROBABILITY theory
*RELIGION
*RISK assessment
*STATISTICAL sampling
*SURVEYS
*FAMILY relations
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
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Language
ISSN
1050-2556
Abstract
This article examines multiple aspects of religion and the risk of marital dissolution with a life course lens. Relying on the Longitudinal Study of Generations (LSOG), 1971 to 2005, we explore the effects of religion on the risk of first marital dissolution. Using discrete time-logit analysis, we find that the effect of religion and religiosity on divorce and separation were not significant, after controlling for sociodemographic factors, such as gender, ethnicity, marriage cohort, education, presence of children, household income, and employment status. Our findings support exchange theory that emphasizes educational and financial resources as key factors in divorce rather than religion or religiosity. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]