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Francis, Leslie J. and Casson, Ann (2019) Retaining young Catholics in the Church : assessing the importance of parental example. Journal of Religious Education, 67 . pp. 1-16. doi:10.1007/s40839-019-00076-4 ISSN 1442-018X.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40839-019-00076-4
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.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Youth in public worship -- Catholic Church -- Great Britain, Catholic youth -- Attitudes -- Great Britain | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Religious Education | ||||||||
Publisher: | Springer | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1442-018X | ||||||||
Official Date: | 15 April 2019 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 67 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1-16 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s40839-019-00076-4 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Re-use Statement: | This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Journal of Religious Education. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40839-019-00076-4 | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 12 March 2019 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 12 February 2020 | ||||||||
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