Individual-level changes in religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviors over three decades in the parental generation of the ALSPAC cohort, UK

Daniel Major-Smith, Isaac Halstead, Jimmy Morgan, H. Tohidinik, Yasmin Iles-Caven, J. Golding, K. Northstone
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Longitudinal data on religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviors (RSBB) are essential for understanding both how religion shapes our lives and the factors determining religiosity. Despite this importance, there are few longitudinal studies with detailed and repeated RSBB data. Using data spanning nearly 30 years from the parental generation of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) based in the Southwest of England, we describe individual-level changes in various aspects of self-reported RSBB (religious belief, a ffi liation, and attendance, among others) measured on four occasions (pregnancy, plus 5, 9, and 28 years post-partum; approx. 3600 mothers and 1200 partners have data at all four time-points). Although RSBBs were generally consistent over time, a shift towards non-religiosity was observed; exceptions included Roman Catholic a ffi liation, which was remarkably stable over three decades, and religious attendance, which increased from pregnancy to 5 years, before declining at 28 years. Most changes in RSBB were minor, e.g., between “ yes ” and “ not sure ” regarding religious belief, rather than between “ yes ” and “ no. ” We also provide a simple illustrative example of how these longitudinal data can be analyzed. In addition to describing these longitudinal patterns, this paper will help inform future research using ALSPAC ’ s longitudinal RSBB data.
英国ALSPAC队列中父母一代30年来宗教/精神信仰和行为的个人水平变化
关于宗教/精神信仰和行为(RSBB)的纵向数据对于理解宗教如何塑造我们的生活以及决定宗教信仰的因素至关重要。尽管这一点很重要,但很少有详细和重复的RSBB数据的纵向研究。使用来自英国西南部雅芳父母与儿童纵向研究(ALSPAC)近30年的数据,我们描述了在四种情况下(怀孕、加5年、9年和产后28年)自我报告的RSBB(宗教信仰、隶属关系和出勤等)各个方面的个人水平变化;约。3600名母亲和1200名伴侣拥有所有四个时间点的数据)。尽管rsbb总体上是一致的,但观察到一种向非宗教的转变;例外情况包括罗马天主教会,在过去的30年里非常稳定,以及参加宗教活动,从怀孕到5岁,在28岁时下降。大多数RSBB的变化都很小,例如,关于宗教信仰,在“是”和“不确定”之间,而不是在“是”和“否”之间。我们还提供了一个简单的说明性示例,说明如何分析这些纵向数据。除了描述这些纵向模式外,本文还将有助于为使用ALSPAC纵向RSBB数据的未来研究提供信息。
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