RT Article
T1 Religious Homogamy and Marital Satisfaction in South Korea: Exploring Variations across Religious Groups
JF Journal for the scientific study of religion
VO 62
IS 3
SP 672
OP 693
A1 Lee, Sangsoo
A1 Lee, Myoung-jin
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1859726941
AB This study examines whether and how the association between religious homogamy (i.e., whether spouses have the same religious affiliation) and marital satisfaction varies across religious affiliations by utilizing a unique context that four large religious groups (i.e., Buddhists, Protestants, Catholics, and religious nones) coexist in South Korea. Our results show that while religious homogamy has a positive relationship with marital satisfaction among Protestants and Catholics, there is no such association among Buddhists. This study also reveals that higher levels of religious attendance intensify the positive relationship between religious homogamy and marital satisfaction only among Protestants. Moreover, religious heterogamy is positively associated with marital relationships among religious nones compared to religious homogamy. However, this pattern held only for religious nones who married Buddhists or Catholics. We discuss the implications of our findings for research on religion and marriage from cross-cultural perspectives.
K1 South Korea
K1 Marital Satisfaction
K1 Marriage
K1 Religious Attendance
K1 religious homogamy
DO 10.1111/jssr.12861