The Varieties of Religious Development in Adulthood
A Longitudinal Investigation of Religion and Rational Choice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6206826 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael E Mccullough (0000-0001-9833-2713, University of Miami), Craig K Enders (0000-0002-7048-8369, University of Nebraska–Lincoln), Sharon L Brion (The University of Texas at Dallas), Andrea R Jain (Rice University) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 78-89 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.89.1.78 |
| PMID | 16060747 |
| OpenAlex | W1983468814 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 76 |
| References cited | 59 |
The authors used growth mixture models to study religious development during adulthood (ages 27-80) in a sample of individuals who were identified during childhood as intellectually gifted. The authors identified 3 discrete trajectories of religious development: (a) 40% of participants belonged to a trajectory class characterized by increases in religiousness until midlife and declines in later adulthood; (b) 41% of participants belonged to a trajectory class characterized by very low religiousness in early adulthood and age-related decline; and (c) 19% of participants belonged to a trajectory class characterized by high religiousness in early adulthood and age-related increases. Gender, strength of religious upbringing, number of children, marrying, and agreeableness predicted membership in the trajectory classes. Results were largely consistent with the rational choice theory of religious involvement
Adult Development · Developmental psychology · Early adulthood · Longitudinal study · Religiosity · Young adult · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 65 |