Implicit religion and psychological wellbeing: A study among adolescents without formal religious affiliation or practice

Leslie J. Francis; Gemma Penny

doi:10.1558/imre.v19i1.30009

Implicit religion and psychological wellbeing: A study among adolescents without formal religious affiliation or practice

Leslie J. Francis, Gemma Penny

Bristol Medical School (PHS)

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This study examines Bailey's notion of the persistence of implicit religion among a sample of 8,619 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 15 years in England and Wales who have no formal religious affiliation or practice. Implicit religion is operationalised as attachment to traditional Christian rites of passage. Young people who remain attached to these aspects of implicit religion display higher levels of psychological wellbeing, suggesting that implicit religion serves similar psychological functions to explicit religion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-78
Number of pages	18
Journal	Implicit Religion
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1558/imre.v19i1.30009
Publication status	Published - 2 Mar 2016

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Adolescents
Implicit religion
Psychology of religion
Wellbeing

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