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“Hooking Up” at College: Does Religion Make a Difference?

Burdette, Amy M., Ellison, Christopher G., Hill, Terrence D., Glenn, Norval D.·2009·Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
DOI 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01464.x
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Recent attention from media, scholars, and religious leadership has focused on the dating activities of college students, particularly in relation to casual physical encounters or what some have termed “hooking up.” In this article, we examine the impact of both individual and institutional religious involvement on “hooking up” in a national sample of college women (N= 1,000). The results of our analysis reveal several important patterns. First, Catholic college women are more likely to have “hooked up” while at school than college women with no religious affiliation. Second, conservative Protestant college women are less likely to have “hooked up” while at school than college women with no religious affiliation; however, this difference is mediated or explained by church attendance, which is protective against “hooking up.” Finally, women who attend colleges and universities with a Catholic affiliation are more likely to have hooked up while at school than women who attend academic institutions with no religious affiliation, net of individual‐level religious involvement.

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  • Sex among the more religious is far more likely to occur within long-term relationships, less rapidly, after more commitment, and with fewer partners than less- or nonreligious individuals.

    “sex among the more religious is far more likely to occur within long-term relationships, less rapidly, after more commitment, and with fewer partners than less- or nonreligious individuals (Burdette, Ellison, Hill, & Glenn, 2009; Laumann, Gagnon, Michael, & Michaels, 1994; Regnerus & Uecker, 2011)”

    From The role of culture in explaining college students’ selection into hookups, dates, and long-term romantic relationships (2016) · cites this paper as Burdette et al., 2009

  • Of the 50 highest-quality risky sexual activity studies, 42 (84%) reported inverse relationships and none found a positive one.

    “Of the 50 highest quality studies, 42 (84%) reported inverse relationships [333–343] and none found a positive one.”

    From Religion, Spirituality, and Health: The Research and Clinical Implications (2012) · cites this paper as [337]

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Authors
Burdette, A. M., Ellison, C. G., Hill, T. D., & Glenn, N. D.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas at Austin (US)
  • University of Miami (US)
Corresponding author
Burdette, Amy M.
ORCID
Venue
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-09
Volume
48
Issue
3
Pages
535-551
ISSN
  • 0021-8294 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-5906
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01464.x
OpenAlex
W1985122610
Semantic Scholar
18ad9b8990ed27c81ad2ea5a6add439badfe5a3d
Cited by
147
References
63
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 44 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 9
FWCI
5.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Marriage and Sexual Relationships
Keywords
hooking up, casual sex, university students, female university students, religion, Catholicism, conservative Protestants, church attendance, sexual behavior

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