This study examines changes in religious service attendance over time for a contemporary cohort of adolescents moving from middle to late adolescence. We use two waves of a nationally representative panel survey of youth from the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR) to examine the dynamics of religious involvement during adolescence. We then follow with an analysis of how demographic characteristics, family background, and life course transitions relate to changes in religious service attendance during adolescence. Our findings suggest that, on average, adolescent religious service attendance declines over time, related to major life course transitions such as becoming employed, leaving home, and initiating sexual activity. Parents’ affiliation and attendance, on the other hand, are protective factors against decreasing attendance.

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青少年宗教服务出勤动态及其相关性

这项研究调查了当代青少年从青春期中期到后期的宗教服务出席率随时间的变化。我们使用来自全国青年与宗教研究 (NSYR) 的两轮具有全国代表性的青年小组调查来研究青春期宗教参与的动态。然后，我们分析了人口特征、家庭背景和生命历程转变与青春期宗教服务出席率变化之间的关系。我们的研究结果表明，平均而言，青少年宗教服务出席率会随着时间的推移而下降，这与主要的生命历程转变有关，例如就业、离家和开始性活动。另一方面，父母的隶属关系和出勤率是防止出勤率下降的保护因素。