s ▁religious ▁identity . ▁Gener ally , ▁females ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁than ▁males ▁to ▁attend ▁religious ▁services ▁and ▁express ▁that ▁religion ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁aspect ▁of ▁their ▁lives . ▁Studies ▁have ▁captured ▁this ▁gender ▁difference ▁through ▁observations ▁of ▁females ▁reporting ▁greater ▁religious ▁att itudes . ▁This ▁was ▁also ▁shown ▁in ▁a ▁four - year ▁longitud inal ▁study ▁on ▁religious ▁invol vement ▁for ▁ad oles c ents ▁living ▁in ▁rural ▁settings . ▁Fem ales ▁t ended ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁involved ▁in ▁church - related ▁activities ▁than ▁males ▁and ▁were ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁view ▁themselves ▁as ▁religious ▁individuals . ▁ ▁Im migr ant ▁Gener ational ▁D iffer ences ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁categories ▁of ▁gener ational ▁status : ▁First , ▁Second , ▁and ▁Third . ▁An ▁individual ▁who ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁first ▁generation ▁is ▁one ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁imm igr ated . ▁Second ▁generation ▁refers ▁to ▁an ▁individual ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁but ▁whose ▁parent ( s ) ▁were ▁foreign - born ▁and ▁imm igr ated . ▁Last ly , ▁third ▁generation ▁refers ▁to ▁an ▁individual ▁and ▁the ▁individual ' s ▁parents ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁First ▁and ▁second ▁generation ▁individuals ▁may ▁tend ▁to ▁have ▁particularly ▁higher ▁religious ▁identity ▁levels ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁third ▁generation ▁imm igr ants . ▁In ▁efforts ▁to ▁adjust ▁to ▁the ▁stress ful ▁changes ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁imm igration ▁process , ▁finding ▁a ▁community ▁of ▁emot ional , ▁social , ▁and ▁financial ▁support , ▁an ▁environment ▁typically