Suchergebnisse

Data from Catholic youths in Karachi, Pakistan and from the United States are analyzed for the effects of parental support and religiosity upon the religiosity of adolescents. Pakistan is more traditional than the United States and, hence, differences by gender in the effect of parental measures on youth would more likely occur in Pakistan than the United States. Comparisons can also be made in the United States by parochial-public school settings, with the parochial setting viewed as more traditional. In the more traditional setting, boys are expected to be especially affected by parental religiosity, while girls are expected to be especially affected by parental support. In the less traditional setting parental religiosity should be the better predictor of religiosity of both boys and girls. The findings support the hypotheses.