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Religious Heterogamy and Marital Conflict

Findings From the National Survey of Families and Households

KRISTEN TAYLOR CURTIS

University of Texas at Austin

CHRISTOPHER G. ELLISON

University of Texas at Austin

This study addresses two questions: Do religiously dissimilar couples argue more often than other couples? Are religious differences among partners associated with arguments concerning particular issues? We investigate these issues using data on 2,945 co-residing, first-time married couples from Wave 1 of the National Survey of Families and Households. Denominational homo/heterogamy, measured in several different ways, has little bearing on the frequency or types of marital disagreements. Men's religious attendance is inversely related to the overall frequency of disputes and to disagreements over housework, money, how time is spent, and sex, whereas women's attendance is not. Attendance (dis)similarities among partners are positively associated with the overall frequency of conflicts. Theological disparities between partners are linked with more frequent conflicts overall and also with disagreements over household labor and finances. Several implications and promising directions for future research are discussed.

Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 23, No. 4, 551-576 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X02023004005
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