The Relationship of Parenting Styles to Commitment to the Church among Young Adults
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2000
Abstract
A survey of 653 Seventh-day Adventist young adults, randomly distributed throughout the United States and Canada, compared their perceptions of the way their parents treated them as children with their present commitment to the church. Warm, caring behaviors from parents predicted strong religious commitment when the children entered adulthood. In the case of the mother it also predicted regularity in worship attendance. Of the four styles of parenting, "affectionate constraint," a mixture of care and control, produced the largest percentage of enthusiastic members and the fewest drop-outs.
Journal Title
Religious Education
Volume
95
Issue
1
First Page
38
Last Page
50
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/0034408000950105
First Department
Christian Ministry
Recommended Citation
Dudley, Roger L. and Wisbey, Randall L., "The Relationship of Parenting Styles to Commitment to the Church among Young Adults" (2000). Faculty Publications. 2681.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/2681