This investigation examined the relationship between religiosity and marriage across a period of life marked by the transition from emerging adulthood and established adulthood. While many studies have established a positive link between religiosity and marriage, little longitudinal research has been conducted to prospectively predict one from the other. Using data from 290 young adults participating in the Longitudinal Study of Generations in 2000 and 2016, we applied latent class analysis to identify three religious classes at both periods based on religious attendance, intensity, attitudes, spirituality, and beliefs. We then used these classes as leading predictors of later marriage and as outcomes predicted by earlier marriage. We found statistically significant relationships between stronger religiosity and greater likelihood of marriage and between marriage and stronger religiosity in the transition from emerging to established adulthood. Significantly larger effects in both directions were observed for men than for women. We conclude that while both religiosity and marriage have declined in the population, an increasingly narrow but distinctive subset of individuals simultaneously maintain traditional religious orientations and a proclivity to marry by established adulthood. Future research on this topic and implications for clergy are discussed.

这项调查研究了宗教信仰与婚姻之间的关系，这一时期的特点是从成年期过渡到成熟期。虽然许多研究已经建立了宗教信仰和婚姻之间的积极联系，但很少进行纵向研究来前瞻性地预测其中之一。利用 2000 年和 2016 年参与世代纵向研究的 290 名年轻人的数据，我们应用潜在阶级分析，根据宗教出勤率、强度、态度、灵性和信仰确定两个时期的三个宗教阶级。然后，我们将这些类别用作晚婚的主要预测指标和早婚预测的结果。我们发现，在从新兴成年期过渡到成熟成年期的过程中，更强的宗教信仰与更大的结婚可能性之间以及婚姻与更强的宗教信仰之间存在统计学上的显着关系。男性在两个方向上的影响明显大于女性。我们得出的结论是，虽然人口中的宗教信仰和婚姻都在下降，但越来越狭窄但独特的个体子集同时保持传统的宗教取向和成年后结婚的倾向。讨论了有关该主题的未来研究以及对神职人员的影响。我们得出的结论是，虽然人口中的宗教信仰和婚姻都在下降，但越来越狭窄但独特的个体子集同时保持传统的宗教取向和成年后结婚的倾向。讨论了有关该主题的未来研究以及对神职人员的影响。我们得出的结论是，虽然人口中的宗教信仰和婚姻都在下降，但越来越狭窄但独特的个体子集同时保持传统的宗教取向和成年后结婚的倾向。讨论了有关该主题的未来研究以及对神职人员的影响。