Individual-level trajectories of religiosity during adolescence and their implications for purpose. [PDF]
Cohort-comparison studies suggest that adolescent religiosity has been declining over recent decades; however, work is needed on individual differences in patterns of change in religiosity throughout adolescence. The current study seeks to evaluate religiosity trends for adolescents as they transition from 6th to 12th grade, using seven annual waves of
Patrick Hill, Gabrielle N Pfund
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Developmental trajectories of religiosity, sexual conservatism and sexual behavior among female adolescents [PDF]
AbstractUnderstanding the role of socio‐sexual cognitions and religiosity on adolescent sexual behavior could guide adolescent sexual health efforts. The present study utilized longitudinal data from 328 young women to assess the role of religion and socio‐sexual cognitions on sexual behavior accrual (measuring both coital and non‐coital sexual ...
Matthew Aalsma, Gregory Zimet
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Religiosity and trajectories of lifetime fertility intentions – Evidence from a German panel study
Much of the literature on fertility intentions has shown that they are broadly predictive of fertility behaviour. Fertility intentions tend to change over a person’s life. How religiosity affects these changes over time has rarely been the subject of investigation.
Jasmin Passet-Wittig +2 more
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The Effects of Religiosity on Depression Trajectories Before and After Widowhood [PDF]
Abstract Widowhood is associated with decreased emotional well-being, particularly increased depression. Religiosity may help improve mental health among widowed individuals. However, longitudinal studies exploring the role of religiosity on emotional well-being among widowed older adults is lacking, as are studies which examine this ...
Miller Edward, Jane Tavares
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A Multidimensional Construct of Religiosity Among Baby Boomers and Trajectories of Social Attitudes [PDF]
Abstract Although a number of studies have examined relationships between religiosity and social attitudes, less is known about how these relationships change over the life course using a multidimensional construct of religiosity among Baby Boomers.
Woosang Hwang
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Predicting the trajectories of depressive symptoms among southern community-dwelling older adults: The role of religiosity [PDF]
This study examined the effects of religiosity on the trajectories of depressive symptoms in a sample of community-dwelling older adults over a four-year period in a Southern state in the U.S.Data from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Study of Aging were analyzed using a hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) method.
Fei Sun +2 more
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The Religiosity of Adolescents and Young Adults in Malta: Tracing Trajectories
In a country where almost the totality of the native population is baptized and raised in the Catholic Church, recent surveys have shown several inconsistencies, especially among the young who claim that they do not believe.
Paul Galea, Carl-Mario Sultana
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Adolescent Suicidal Trajectories through Young Adulthood: Prospective Assessment of Religiosity and Psychosocial Factors among a Population‐Based Sample in the United States [PDF]
The main objective was to identify distinct patterns of suicidal behaviors over the life course from adolescence to young adulthood and to determine influences of religiosity and other contextual factors on subgroup membership. Semiparametric growth mixture models were used to identify distinct clusters of suicide ideation and suicide attempt ...
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This study utilized three waves of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) to examine patterns of suicidal thoughts and behaviors and changes in religiosity from adolescence into young adulthood between sexual minority and heterosexual individuals.
John Blosnich +2 more
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"Philosophical faith” and mystical experience: Convergence and divergence [PDF]
Introduction. The common version that mystical experience reveals the deep unity of religious traditions, hiding behind the external facade of their diff erences, seems controversial. Theoretical analysis.
Duplinskya, Yuliya Mikhailovna +1 more
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