Major findings on religious engagement: Church Attendance Setting: • Church attenders show higher trust in pastors (+0.74 points) and church friends (+0.74 points) compared to non-attenders
• Trust in God is slightly higher (+0.19), but trust in parents is nearly identical
• This suggests church attendance specifically boosts trust in church- related relationships
Age Group Patterns: • Trust in God increases with age (9.05 → 9.75 from teens to 20s) • Trust in pastors peaks in the 18-20 age group (7.60) • Trust in fathers decreases as young people get older (7.56 → 6.67)
School Setting:
• High school students show lower trust across the board compared to non-students
• Biggest gap is in trust of pastors (-1.14 points)
• This could reflect the developmental stage or the competing influences in a school environment
The data reveals that context matters significantly - being in church settings boosts spiri- tual trust, while being in school settings appears to correlate with lower overall trust levels. Age also plays a role, particularly in the evolving relationship with fathers.
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