Preliminary Research Findings

	Sociologists Find Stronger Relationships Between Mothers and Fathers In Religiously Active Families
	Parental Religious Devotion Protects Against Major Delinquency
	Parents in Religious Families with Teens More Likely to Express Affection or Love to Each Other
	Religious 12th Graders More Likely to Have Positive Self-Attitudes
	Sociologists Find that Religious Teens Are More Positive About Life
	Significant numbers of religiously active teenagers are involved in serious risk behaviors involving alcohol and drugs.
	Religious 12th Graders Are More Likely to Exercise
	Religious Youth Are More Likely to Have Positive Relationships with Their Fathers
	Religious 12th Graders More Likely to Be Glad to Be Alive
	Correlation Found Between Religion and Community Service
	How Does Age Affect Religiosity?
	Do Teens Pray? How Often?
	Religious Affiliation by Race
	The Influences of Geographic Region on Adolescent Church Attendance and Youth Group Participation
	Gender Influences on Church Attendance and Youth Group Participation
	Church Attendance and the Importance of Religion
	How Often Are Teens Attending Church?
	Religious Affiliation between 1976 and 1996
	Religious Affiliation and its Significance