Relationship Closeness- Average Closeness Scores (Scale 0-10)
Parents: 8.29 Friends: 7.77
God: 7.61
Church: 6.86
*Interestingly, while church/ministry has the strongest influence on participation, young people report feeling closest to their parents (8.29/10), followed by friends (7.77), God (7.61), and church (6.86). This suggests that while institu- tional connections drive participation, family relationships remain the strongest emotional bond.
Key Takeaways Strong Religious Correlations:
1. Trust in God shows the strongest correlation (r = 0.463) with religious belief strength - this makes intuitive sense as both are core aspects of faith 2. Trust in Pastor (r = 0.392) and Church Friends (r = 0.341) also show moderate-to-strong positive correlations
Weaker Family Correlations:
2. Trust in Mother (r = 0.173) and Father (r = 0.147) show much weaker correlations with religiosity 3. This suggests that trust in parents is more independent of religious belief - young people trust their parents re- gardless of how religious they are What This Means: The data reveals that stronger religious belief is associated with greater trust in religious fig- ures and community (God, pastors, church friends), but has only a modest relationship with trust in family mem- bers. This suggests that religious belief strengthens bonds within the faith community specifically, while family trust operates more independently of religious identity.
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