Adolescent Religiosity as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Parental Religiosity and Adolescent Health Outcomes

Alison L. Barton; J. Blake Snider; Alexander T. Vazsonyi; Jaclyn Layne Cox

doi:10.1007/s10943-012-9596-7

Adolescent Religiosity as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Parental Religiosity and Adolescent Health Outcomes

Alison L. Barton, J. Blake Snider, Alexander T. Vazsonyi, Jaclyn Layne Cox

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Abstract

Studies have demonstrated the positive impacts of both parent and adolescent religiosity on adolescent outcomes; however, the relationships among these variable have not been studied. Our study was conducted to assess whether adolescent religiosity mediates the relationship between parent religiosity and adolescent emotional and behavioral health outcomes. A sample of 491 late adolescents ages 18–22 completed surveys that assessed their parents’ religious practices, their own religious practices, deviant behaviors, and internalizing behaviors. Findings suggest that adolescent religiosity mediates the relationship between parents’ religiosity and adolescent health outcomes such as drug and alcohol use and depression.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	86-94
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Religion and Health
Volume	53
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-012-9596-7
State	Published - Feb 1 2014

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Adolescent
Mediation
Regression
Religiosity

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Religious studies

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