Table 2.
R2 Values for Each Indicator Variable by Wave
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Difference | ||
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| Religious Beliefs | Belief in afterlife | .430 | .596 | .166 |
| Belief in angels | .679 | .753 | .074 | |
| Belief in demons | .488 | .635 | .147 | |
| Belief in miracles | .694 | .795 | .101 | |
| Belief in God | .885 | .865 | −.020 | |
| Belief in judgement day | .680 | .784 | .104 | |
| Religious Exclusivity | Convert others | .344 | .511 | .167 |
| Practice one religion | .386 | .513 | .127 | |
| View of truth | .728 | .836 | .108 | |
| Pick and choose | .234 | .259 | .025 | |
| External Practice | Attendance | .641 | .687 | .046 |
| Prayed with parents | .462 | .494 | .032 | |
| Religious group | .656 | .706 | .050 | |
| Share faith | .391 | .481 | .090 | |
| Personal Practice | Fasted | .179 | .218 | .039 |
| Day of rest | .404 | .447 | .043 | |
| Prayer frequency | .609 | .666 | .057 | |
| Read scripture | .549 | .607 | .058 | |
| Religious Salience | Importance of faith | .682 | .797 | .115 |
| Commitment to God | .620 | .617 | −.003 | |
| How decide | .536 | .536 | .000 | |
Source: National Study of Youth and Religion, Waves 1 and 2
Notes: The model allows all latent variables at Wave 1 to correlate with all latent variables at Wave 2. The model also allows the errors of all indicator variables at Wave 1 to correlate with their respective errors at Wave 2.