Eggebeen David, Dew Jeffrey
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University.
Department of Sociology, University of Virginia.
J Marriage Fam. 2009 Feb 1;71(1):108-121. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00583.x.
This paper examines the role of religion in adolescence for shaping subsequent family formation. Data were drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (n=13,895). We explored the role of three dimensions of religious life-affiliation, attendance, and religious fervor, both singly and in combination for the transition to either marriage or cohabitation. Although each dimension predicted subsequent union formation, it was the particular combination of these dimensions that was important for understanding the likelihood of cohabiting. We also found evidence that patterns of religious identity, attendance, and fervor in adolescence were associated with the length of cohabitation, the likelihood of the cohabitation ending in marriage, and beliefs about the purpose of cohabitation.
本文探讨宗教在青少年时期对塑造后续家庭组建的作用。数据取自青少年健康全国纵向研究（n = 13895）。我们分别及综合探究了宗教生活的三个维度——宗教归属、宗教活动参与度和宗教热忱——对婚姻或同居转变的作用。尽管每个维度都预测了后续的结合形式，但正是这些维度的特定组合对于理解同居可能性至关重要。我们还发现证据表明，青少年时期的宗教身份认同、宗教活动参与度和热忱模式与同居时长、同居以结婚告终的可能性以及对同居目的的看法有关。
