ERIC Number: EJ926157
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jul
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0192-513X
EISSN: N/A
Praying for Mr. Right? Religion, Family Background, and Marital Expectations among College Women
Ellison, Christopher G.; Burdette, Amy M.; Glenn, Norval D.
Journal of Family Issues, v32 n7 p906-931 Jul 2011
This study explores the relationship between multiple aspects of religious involvement--affiliation, church attendance, subjective religiosity--and marital expectations among college women. In addition, the authors investigate whether religious involvement mediates the link between family background and marital expectations. These issues are addressed using data from a nationally representative sample of approximately 1,000 college women surveyed in 2000. Results indicate that the importance of marriage as a personal goal is positively associated with subjective religiosity. The estimated net effects of subjective religiosity are also stronger for women in two-parent families versus those in other family structures. Conservative Protestant women anticipate marrying earlier than others; church attendance and subjective religiosity are also positively related to expectation of earlier marriage. These associations are not contingent on family background. A number of implications and directions for future research are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Females, Family Characteristics, Marriage, Religious Factors, Student Characteristics, College Students, Churches, Attendance, Surveys, Correlation, Protestants, Age
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2814
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A