The Effect of Adolescent-Parent Relationships on Adolescent Religiosity

dc.contributorOutley, Corliss
dc.creatorClanton, Thomas Ray
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-01T06:31:08Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T20:07:53Z
dc.date.available2015-12-01T06:31:08Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T20:07:53Z
dc.date.created2013-12
dc.date.issued2013-12-06
dc.description.abstractThe relationship between adolescents and their parents has a significant impact on their positive development into adulthood. This study analyzes data from the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR) in order to determine if an adolescent?s relationship with his or her parents has an impact on the religiosity of adolescents between the ages of 17-24 years old. This study contends that religion can be an important aspect of positive youth development for older adolescents. Utilizing data from the NSYR, two major factors describing adolescent religiosity were discovered: adolescent religious importance and adolescent respect for religion. The adolescent-parent relationship factors of mother-adolescent and father-adolescent relationships were tested against the two factors of adolescent religiosity to determine the effect of adolescent-parent relationships on adolescent religiosity. The study determined that adolescent-parent relationships have only a minimal effect on adolescent religiosity of adolescents 17-24 years old. This is an important finding that provides researchers and practitioners a glimpse into the influences of religion on older adolescents.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151887
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.subjectReligiosity
dc.subjectYouth
dc.subjectParent Relationships
dc.subjectParents
dc.subjectAdolescent Development
dc.subjectYouth Development
dc.subjectMother
dc.subjectFather
dc.subjectAdolescent Religiosity
dc.subjectYouth Religiosity
dc.subjectNational Study of Youth and Religion
dc.titleThe Effect of Adolescent-Parent Relationships on Adolescent Religiosity
dc.typeThesis

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