Father's Religious Involvement a Predictor of Non-Atheism; Especially Among Protestants


In question 7 of the survey respondents were asked "Throughout your childhood did your father do any of the following with you a few times or more? (Check all that apply.)"

Five possible responses were given: 
-Pray with you 
-Practice meditation with you
-Go to a place of worship with you
-Say grace before meals
-None 

In the graph below:
"Atheists, raised Protestants" refers to current atheists who were brought up Protestant. "
There were 218 respondents in the grouping. 

"Non-atheists, raised Protestants" refers to current non-atheists, who were brought up Protestant.
There were 710 respondents in the grouping. 

"Atheists, raised Catholic" refers to current atheists who were brought up Catholic.
There were 323 respondents in the grouping. 

"Non-atheists, raised Catholic" refers to current non-atheists, who were brought up Catholic.
There were 490 respondents in the grouping. 

Graph 1



Father involvement in prayer during childhood was found to be a significant predictor
of who will and will not be an atheist in adulthood. 
The difference (between atheist and non-atheist) is greater among those raised Protestant than Catholics.

Father involvement in meditating with a child is a significant predictor of whether or not
that child will be an atheist as an adult or not.

Father involvement in saying grace before meals with a child is a significant predictor of whether the child will be an atheist as an adult. However, this varies considerably across regional contexts:
A significantly larger gap exists between Australasians-Others and Anglo-Europeans, in contrast to North Americans when it comes to the upbringing of current atheists and non-atheists.

Father involvement in attending a place of worship is a notable predictor of whether or not the child will be an atheist, however the difference varies considerably across groups in analysis. This indicates to me that group-pressure, as is found in congregational environments, is a less powerful force than familial contexts. 

Put differently: I suggest the interaction with a father in private is more 
likely to give proclivity towards non-atheism than a church environment. 

 

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