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Factors shaping prayer frequency among 9- to 11-year-olds

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Francis, Leslie J., ap Sion, Tania, Lankshear, David W. and Eccles, Emma L. (2019) Factors shaping prayer frequency among 9- to 11-year-olds. Greek Journal of Religious Education (GjRE) / Ελληνική Περιοδική Έκδοση για τη Θρησκευτική Εκπαίδευση (ΕλΘΕ), 2 (1). pp. 39-52. doi:10.30457/30420193 ISSN 2623-4386.

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This paper begins by reviewing the evidence from international research concerning the personal and social correlates of prayer frequency during childhood and adolescence. Overall these data continue to support the view that young people who pray not only report higher levels of personal wellbeing but also report higher levels of pro-social attitudes. These findings raise a research question of particular relevance within church schools regarding the factors that predict higher levels of prayer activity among students. The Student Voice Project offers data that can illuminate this research question. Among the 3,101 9- to 11-year old students who participated in the project 11% prayed daily, 9% at least once a week, 32% sometimes, 11% once or twice a year, and 37% never. The present paper tests the power of four sets of predictor variables to account for individual differences in prayer frequency among these students: personal factors (age and sex), psychological factors (using the three dimensional model of personality proposed by Eysenck), church attendance (self, mother, and father), and family discussion about prayer (mother, father, and grandparents). Multiple regression analyses identified the discussion of prayer with the mother as the single most important predictor. These findings locate the development of the practice of prayer within the home, even more than within the church.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- )
Journal or Publication Title: Greek Journal of Religious Education (GjRE) / Ελληνική Περιοδική Έκδοση για τη Θρησκευτική Εκπαίδευση (ΕλΘΕ)
Publisher: KAIROS - Greek Theological Association for the improvement of the Religious Education
ISSN: 2623-4386
Official Date: 2019
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DateEvent
2019Published
30 April 2019Available
25 March 2019Accepted
Volume: 2
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 39-52
DOI: 10.30457/30420193
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 28 May 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access: 4 July 2019
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