Retaining Young Catholics in the Church: Assessing the Importance of Parental Example

Autor/inn/en	Francis, Leslie J.; Casson, Ann
Titel	Retaining Young Catholics in the Church: Assessing the Importance of Parental Example
Quelle	In: Journal of Religious Education, 67 (2019) 1, S.1-16 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Francis, Leslie J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1442-018X
DOI	10.1007/s40839-019-00076-4
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Parent Influence; Peer Influence; Adolescents; Catholics; Identification (Psychology); Participation; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Scotland); United Kingdom (Wales) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Katholik; Teilnahme
Abstract	Drawing on data from a survey conducted among 9,810 young people in England, Scotland, and Wales, this study examines parental and peer influence on church attendance among 2146 13- to 15-year-old students who identified themselves as Catholics. The data suggested that young Catholics who practise their Catholic identity by attending church do so largely because their parents are Catholic churchgoers. Moreover, young Catholic churchgoers are most likely to keep going if both mother "and" father are Catholic churchgoers. Among this age group of young Catholics both peer support and attending a church school are also significant, but account for little additional variance after taking parental churchgoing into account. The implication from these findings for a Catholic Church strategy for ministry among children and young people within England, Scotland and Wales is that it may be wise to invest in the education and formation of Catholic parents. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01