Author: Smith C.

Source: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 42, Number 2, June 2003 , pp. 259-267(9)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Abstract:

A large body of empirical studies shows that religion often serves as a factor promoting positive, healthy outcomes in the lives of American adolescents. This research note reports findings of one test of a “network closure” explanation of these religious effects. It uses the national Survey of Parents and Youth (1998–1999) data to examine the relationship between religious participation and five measures of network closure. The findings support the hypothesis that participation in American religious congregations increases network closure between the parents of youth and their children's friends, their children's friends' parents, and their children's teachers.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-5906.00177

Publication date: 2003-06-01

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