Religiously Engaged Adolescents Get Better Grades

Religiously engaged adolescents demonstrate habits that help them get better grades

Stanford study suggests that being religious helps adolescents get better grades because they are rewarded for being conscientious and cooperative.

April 15, 2018

By Carrie Spector

Stanford education researcher finds that adolescents

who are religiously engaged do better in school.

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Adolescents who practice religion on a regular basis do better in school than those who are religiously disengaged, according to new research from Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE).

The findings indicate that religious communities socialize adolescents to cultivate two habits highly valued in public schools: conscientiousness and cooperation. Religious engagement may influence grades more than researchers realize.

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