Christianity Today: Children of Divorce More Likely To Leave Religion? It's Not That Simple, Study Says
[3/15/2013]
March 13, 2013
New research from Baylor University suggests prior studies showing a link between divorce and children's religiosity as adults may be overstated, according to a study published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion by Jeremy Uecker, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology in the College of Arts & Sciences at Baylor.
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Crosswalk: Religious Parents' Divorce May Cause Children to Leave the Church
[3/11/2013]
March 7, 2013
Children of divorce with two actively religious parents are more likely to change religions or to shy away from organized religion as adults, according to a new Baylor University study by Jeremy Uecker, Ph.D., an assistant professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences and the study's lead author. The findings were published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
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Associated Baptist Press: Study questions divorce's impact on faith
[3/8/2013]
March 7, 2013
Children of divorce with two actively religious parents are more likely to change religions or to shy away from organized religion as adults, according to a new Baylor University study by Jeremy Uecker, Ph.D., an assistant professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences and the study's lead author. The findings were published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
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U.S. News & World Report: Religious Parents' Divorce May Cause Children to Leave the Church
[3/6/2013]
March 5, 2013
A Baylor study has found that divorce in religious homes often affects children's beliefs about faith. Jeremy Uecker, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, was the study's lead author.
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Grown Children of Divorced Parents Are More Likely to Switch Religions or Pull Away from Organized Religion
[3/5/2013]
WACO, Texas (March 5, 2013) -- Adults whose parents were divorced are more likely to switch religions or disassociate themselves from institutional religions altogether -- but growing up in a single-parent family does not have any effect on private religious life, including praying, according to a study by a Baylor University sociologist.
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Science Daily: Going Along Means Getting Along -- And That's Not Always Good
[2/11/2013]
Feb. 7, 2013
A recent study shows how social conformity has positive and negative implications for individuals ranging from philanthropists to criminals. Kyle Irwin, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, is lead author of the study funded by the National Science Foundation and published in the sociology journal Social Forces.
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Going Along Means Getting Along -- and That's Not Always Good, Baylor Study Finds
[2/6/2013]
WACO, Texas (Feb. 6, 2013) -- Caving in to social pressure -- such as saying that you love a movie because friends do -- makes for good vibes about being part of a group and can produce more of the same conduct, according to a Baylor University sociological study. The finding has implications for people ranging from philanthropists to gangs, researchers said.
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Desert Dispatch (California): Keep your family safe - improve mental health
[1/11/2013]
Jan. 9, 2013
This article cites the Baylor Religion Survey and quotes Paul Froese, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at Baylor University. He said that respondents to the survey on mental health who have strong beliefs about their relationship with God "have significantly better mental health." The survey also discovered that those who attend religious services regularly have the lowest reported number of mental health issues.
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Odessa American: WOMMACK: Keep your family safe - improve mental health
[1/9/2013]
Jan. 7, 2013
This article cites the Baylor Religion Survey and quotes Paul Froese, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at Baylor University. He said that respondents to the survey on mental health, who have strong beliefs about their relationship with God, "have significantly better mental health." The survey discovered, as well, that those who attend religious services regularly have the lowest reported number of mental health issues.
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The Christian Century: In age of Oprah, belief in miracles rises
[1/8/2013]
January 3, 2013
Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at Baylor, said the increasing belief in miracles is evidence that American society is not moving toward the secularism that has dominated Europe in recent decades.
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Amarillo Globe-News: Keep your family safe - Improve mental health
[1/8/2013]
Jan. 7, 2013
This article cites the Baylor Religion Survey and quotes Paul Froese, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at Baylor University. He said that respondents to the survey on mental health, who have strong beliefs about their relationship with God, "have significantly better mental health." The survey discovered, as well, that those who attend religious services regularly have the lowest reported number of mental health issues.
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