Interfaith marriage attitudes in Muslim majority countries: A multilevel approach

This research uses multilevel structural equation modeling to examine Muslims' attitudes toward interfaith marriage with Christians in 22 countries with a Muslim majority population (N = 21,373). Attitudes toward interfaith marriage, for sons and daughters separately, were measured with single...

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Authors: Niekerk, Jana Van (Author) ; Verkuyten, Maykel 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2018
In: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 28, Issue: 4, Pages: 257-270
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Muslim / Christian woman / Mixed marriage / Muslim woman / Christian
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
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Summary:This research uses multilevel structural equation modeling to examine Muslims' attitudes toward interfaith marriage with Christians in 22 countries with a Muslim majority population (N = 21,373). Attitudes toward interfaith marriage, for sons and daughters separately, were measured with single items, and three binary items were used to measure participants' religious beliefs. Overall attitudes were negative and more negative toward marriage of one's daughter compared to one's son. Stronger religious belief was associated with more negative attitudes, but less so for Muslims who perceived more similarities than differences between Islam and Christianity. Perceived religious similarity was associated with more positive attitudes. The proportion of Christians in a country was not associated with interfaith marriage attitudes. However, the association between belief and attitude was found to differ considerably across countries.
Item Description:In der Druckausgabe ist Volume 28, Numbers 1-4 in einem Heft erschienen
ISSN:1532-7582
Contains:Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10508619.2018.1517015