It's obviously impossible to hypothesise on questions-not-asked but what feels like the huge missing data here is about levels of support from family, friends and community. Regardless of age, race, political leaning, etc how stressed parents are going to feel is likely to be highly correlated to the quality of their support network, whether that's through a faith organisation or just a solid group of local friends.
“when Christian parents go to church they seem to be less stressed and not so tired.”
It’s also easier to get to church during the stretches when there’s a little more gas in the tank. I wonder how much selection effect are at work?
(Anecdotally, they’re at work on me. For me, some of that’s whether my access to what’s supposed to be standard medical care these days is secure. When it’s not, my churchgoing is likely to be significantly interrupted sooner or later.)
It's obviously impossible to hypothesise on questions-not-asked but what feels like the huge missing data here is about levels of support from family, friends and community. Regardless of age, race, political leaning, etc how stressed parents are going to feel is likely to be highly correlated to the quality of their support network, whether that's through a faith organisation or just a solid group of local friends.
“when Christian parents go to church they seem to be less stressed and not so tired.”
It’s also easier to get to church during the stretches when there’s a little more gas in the tank. I wonder how much selection effect are at work?
(Anecdotally, they’re at work on me. For me, some of that’s whether my access to what’s supposed to be standard medical care these days is secure. When it’s not, my churchgoing is likely to be significantly interrupted sooner or later.)
Also compositional effects; I would expect parents of toddlers to be less likely than parents of older children to be regular in attendance.
So if the nones ie atheists, agonostics, etc are having fewer children maybe they are making themselves and their non-beliefs extinct over time !?