Sex Differences in Factors Affecting Religiousness among Catholic Adolescents

Sex Differences in Factors Affecting Religiousness among Catholic Adolescents

Three factorially derived aspects of religiousness -- intrinsic, orthodoxy, practice -- are examined with indices of sex-role identity and interpersonal style. The data were analyzed separately for boys (N = 297) and girls (N = 344) from several Catholic parochial schools. The results indicate that...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal for the scientific study of religion 1981-03, Vol.20 (1), p.38-51
Hauptverfasser: Suziedelis, Antanas, Potvin, Raymond H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescence/Adolescent/Adolescents
Adolescents
Catholic/Catholics/Catholicism (see also Roman Catholic)
Christianity
Gender identity
Interpersonal style
Masculinity
Orthodoxy
Religion/Religions/Religious
Religiosity
Religious practices
Sex differences (see also Gender differences)
Sex linked differences
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Zusammenfassung:Three factorially derived aspects of religiousness -- intrinsic, orthodoxy, practice -- are examined with indices of sex-role identity and interpersonal style. The data were analyzed separately for boys (N = 297) and girls (N = 344) from several Catholic parochial schools. The results indicate that religiousness is related to sex-role definition in boys, but not in girls; conversely, interpersonal style is more predictive of religiousness in girls.
ISSN:0021-8294
1468-5906
DOI:10.2307/1385337