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Sustaining churchgoing young Catholics in the Republic of Ireland : assessing the importance of parental example

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Byrne, Gareth, Francis, Leslie J., Sweetman, Bernadette and McKenna, Ursula (2019) Sustaining churchgoing young Catholics in the Republic of Ireland : assessing the importance of parental example. In: Byrne, Gareth and Francis, Leslie J., (eds.) Religion and Education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: Veritas, pp. 223-245. ISBN 9781847308900

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Abstract

In light of the recognised decline in church attendance among young Catholics within the Republic of Ireland, this study examines the pattern of church attendance among 1,942 self-identified Catholic students between the ages of 13 and 15 years within a survey of 3,000 students attending second level schools across the nation. Multiple regression analyses were employed to assess the predictive power of five sets of factors: personal factors (sex and age), psychological factors (psychoticism, neuroticism, and extraversion), parental religious identity (treating mothers and fathers separately), parental religious practice, and peer-related practice. 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 Catholics are most likely to keep going if both mother and father are Catholic churchgoers, and if they discuss faith with their mother. Peer-related factors and psychological factors add no additional predictive power to the model. These findings point to the importance of the Catholic Church in the Republic of Ireland investing in the education and formation of Catholic parents.

Item Type: Book Item
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- )
Publisher: Veritas
Place of Publication: Dublin, Ireland
ISBN: 9781847308900
Book Title: Religion and Education: The voices of young people in Ireland
Editor: Byrne, Gareth and Francis, Leslie J.
Official Date: 2019
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Number of Pages: 287
Page Range: pp. 223-245
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
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