The present study examined whether declines in religiousness across adolescence precede religious deidentification in young adulthood. Data came from the National Study of Youth and Religion. Participants were religiously affiliated for the first three waves of the longitudinal study (N = 1144). Latent growth curve models found significant declines across adolescence in church attendance, prayer, scripture study, religious importance, and spirituality, whereas doubt was stable across time. Then, logistic regression models specified the latent intercepts and slopes as predictors of later (Wave 4) deidentification. Significant negative links were found for the intercepts and slopes on church attendance, prayer, scripture study, religious importance, and spirituality. For doubt, a significant, positive link was found for the intercept.

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青春期宗教信仰维度的下降是成年早期宗教去认同的预测因素

本研究检验了青春期宗教信仰的下降是否先于成年早期的宗教身份认同丧失。数据来自国家青年与宗教研究。参与者在纵向研究的前三波中有宗教信仰（N = 1144）。潜在增长曲线模型发现，在整个青春期，教堂出席率、祈祷、经文研究、宗教重要性和灵性方面的显着下降，而怀疑在整个时间段内保持稳定。然后，逻辑回归模型将潜在截距和斜率指定为后来（第 4 波）去识别化的预测因子。在教堂出席、祈祷、经文学习、宗教重要性和灵性方面的截距和斜率之间发现了显着的负相关。毫无疑问，截获发现了一个重要的积极联系。