Are Religious Parents More Satisfied Parents? Individual- and Couple-Level Religious Correlates of Parenting Satisfaction

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ID2347727
AutoresJustin J Nelson (0000-0001-6260-8933, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA, autor correspondente), Jeremy E Uecker (0000-0002-7808-2806, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA)
Ano2018
Volume39
Fascículo7
Páginas1770-1796
Data de publicação2018-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x17728983
OpenAlexW2753654807
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas54

Using data from the 2014 Baylor Religion Survey, we examine the relationship between various aspects of religion and parenting satisfaction. Results confirm prior research findings that personal religiosity is positively associated with parenting satisfaction. We also find that religious heterogamy among couples is associated with lower odds of being a satisfied parent. Furthermore, parents who view their parenting as holy or sacred have much higher odds of reporting being satisfied as parents, and the observed relationships between religiosity and parenting satisfaction at both the individual and couple levels are no longer statistically significant in models controlling for parenting sanctification. The religiously unaffiliated have higher odds than evangelical Protestants of having high parenting satisfaction, suggesting the possible presence of parenting pressures within religious communities with a strong emphasis on family life

Developmental psychology · Life satisfaction · Logistic regression · Odds · Religiosity · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Medicine · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology