A Reexamination of the Antecedents of Apostasy
Fifty-one apostates and 51 controls (matched on dimensions of background religion, sex, age, and year in university) responded to a 10 page questionnaire. Numerous differences between the two groups emerged from t-test comparisons. In addition, a factor analysis of a variety of items related to theo...
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| Language: | English |
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1980
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Review of religious research
Year: 1980, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 158-170 |
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| Summary: | Fifty-one apostates and 51 controls (matched on dimensions of background religion, sex, age, and year in university) responded to a 10 page questionnaire. Numerous differences between the two groups emerged from t-test comparisons. In addition, a factor analysis of a variety of items related to theoretical expectations was conducted and factor scores subsequently were subjected to multiple regression analysis. Results indicated that two factors distinguished significantly between apostates and controls: response to parental religious teachings, and emphasis placed on religion in childhood. These two factors explained 42.3 percent of the variance. Other factors--including present relationship with parents, personal adjustment and happiness, academic orientation, and childhood relationship with parents--did not add significantly to the explained variance in predicting current religious status. On the basis of this research, a reexamination of Caplovitz and Sherrow's (1977) theory is advised and tentative suggestions are made for theoretical reorientation. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3509881 |