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Church Attendance and Marital Commitment Beliefs of Undergraduate Women
Author(s) -
Hui Siukuen Azor,
Lindsey Cynthia R.,
Elliott Timothy R.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00171.x
Subject(s) - psychology , locus of control , attendance , social psychology , church attendance , marital status , social cognitive theory , social learning theory , cognition , developmental psychology , religiosity , demography , population , neuroscience , sociology , economics , economic growth
Marital commitment between spouses has been found to be an important predictor of successful marriages. Beliefs about marital commitment among never‐married young adults are of interest because of their probable influence on subsequent marital behaviors. The current study examined social‐cognitive processes; specifically, religiousness, locus‐of‐control beliefs, and gender role attitudes, in the prediction of marital commitment beliefs among 294 undergraduate never‐married women. We found that higher religiousness and lower chance locus of control were significantly correlated with stronger marital commitment beliefs. Multiple regression analyses revealed that religiousness was the best predictor of marital commitment beliefs in this sample. Social learning processes are implicated in the development of marital commitment beliefs. Implications and limitations of the study are discussed.