Department of Sociology, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008, USA.
J Relig Health. 2019 Feb;58(1):206-220. doi: 10.1007/s10943-018-0630-2.
The view that religion, as a source of moral guidance and social support, can function to prevent or protect individuals, especially children and adolescents, from a range of deviant and delinquent behaviors is largely (but not completely) born out in the literature. In nations with strong religious identities such as the USA, there is a normative expectation that adolescents who identify with religion are less likely to engage in deviant behavior than those who claim no religion. The present study explores this issue using data from over 10,000 American middle school and high school youth to examine the relationship between religion, nonreligion, and various forms of deviance. Results indicate that youth who identify with a religious (rather than nonreligious) label are not less likely to be involved in deviant acts after controlling for protective factors. The effects from some of these protective factors are significant and stronger than the effects from religion.
从文献中可以看出，宗教作为道德指导和社会支持的来源，可以预防或保护个人，尤其是儿童和青少年，免受各种越轨和犯罪行为的影响。在像美国这样宗教信仰强烈的国家，有一种规范的期望，即认同宗教的青少年比那些不信仰宗教的青少年更不可能从事越轨行为。本研究使用来自超过 10000 名美国中学生和高中生的数据，探讨了宗教、非宗教与各种形式的越轨行为之间的关系。结果表明，在控制了保护因素后，认同宗教（而非非宗教）标签的青少年参与越轨行为的可能性并不低。其中一些保护因素的影响是显著的，且比宗教的影响更强。
