religious homogamy; religious attendance; marriage; marital satisfaction; South Korea
摘要
This study examines whether and how the association between religious homogamy (i.e., whether spouses have the same religious affiliation) and marital satisfaction varies across religious affiliations by utilizing a unique context that four large religious groups (i.e., Buddhists, Protestants, Catholics, and religious nones) coexist in South Korea. Our results show that while religious homogamy has a positive relationship with marital satisfaction among Protestants and Catholics, there is no such association among Buddhists. This study also reveals that higher levels of religious attendance intensify the positive relationship between religious homogamy and marital satisfaction only among Protestants. Moreover, religious heterogamy is positively associated with marital relationships among religious nones compared to religious homogamy. However, this pattern held only for religious nones who married Buddhists or Catholics. We discuss the implications of our findings for research on religion and marriage from cross-cultural perspectives.
目次
Abstract 672 Introduction 672 Background 674 The Korean Context 674 Definitions and Measurements of Religious Homogamy 675 Religious Homogamy and Marital Relationships 675 Research Hypotheses of the Current Study 676 Methods 678 Data 678 Measures 678 Marital Satisfaction 678 Religious Homogamy 678 Control Variables 678 Analysis Plan 679 Results 679 Descriptive Results 679 Multivariate Results 682 Additional Analyses: Exploring More Detailed Religious Combinations 686 Summary and Discussion 688 References 690
