Halgunseth Linda C, Jensen Alexander C, Sakuma Kari-Lyn, McHale Susan M
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut.
School of Family Life, Brigham Young University.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2016 Jul;22(3):386-94. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000071. Epub 2015 Sep 28.
To advance understanding of youth religiosity in its sociocultural context, this study examined the associations between parents' and adolescents' religious beliefs and practices and tested the roles of parent and youth gender and youth ethnic identity in these linkages.
The sample included 130 two-parent, African American families. Adolescents (49% female) averaged 14.43 years old. Mothers, fathers, and adolescents were interviewed in their homes about their family and personal characteristics, including their religious beliefs. In a series of 7 nightly phone calls, adolescents reported on their daily practices, including time spent in religious practices (e.g., attending services, prayer), and parents reported on their time spent in religious practices with their adolescents.
Findings indicated that mothers' beliefs were linked to the beliefs of sons and daughters, but fathers' beliefs were only associated with the beliefs of sons. Mothers' practices were associated with youths' practices, but the link was stronger when mothers' held moderately strong religious beliefs. Fathers' practices were also linked to youth practices, but the association was stronger for daughters than for sons.
Findings highlight the understudied role of fathers in African American families, the importance of examining religiosity as a multidimensional construct, and the utility of ethnic homogeneous designs for illuminating the implications of sociocultural factors in the development of African American youth. (PsycINFO Database Record
为了增进对青年宗教信仰在其社会文化背景下的理解，本研究考察了父母与青少年的宗教信仰及实践之间的关联，并检验了父母及青少年的性别和青少年的种族认同在这些联系中的作用。
样本包括130个双亲非裔美国家庭。青少年（49%为女性）平均年龄为14.43岁。研究人员在其家中对母亲、父亲和青少年进行访谈，了解他们的家庭和个人特征，包括他们的宗教信仰。在一系列7个夜间电话访谈中，青少年报告他们的日常活动，包括花在宗教活动上的时间（如参加宗教仪式、祈祷），父母报告他们与青少年一起花在宗教活动上的时间。
研究结果表明，母亲的信仰与儿子和女儿的信仰有关，但父亲的信仰只与儿子的信仰相关。母亲的宗教实践与青少年的宗教实践有关，但当母亲持有中等强度的宗教信仰时，这种联系更强。父亲的宗教实践也与青少年的宗教实践有关，但这种关联对女儿比对儿子更强。
研究结果凸显了父亲在非裔美国家庭中未得到充分研究的角色、将宗教信仰作为一个多维度概念进行考察的重要性，以及种族同质设计在阐明社会文化因素对非裔美国青年发展影响方面的作用。（《心理学文摘数据库记录》 ）
