1. THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PARENTAL RELIGIOSITY, STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS, AND PROBLEM BEHAVIOR IN PRE-ADOLESCENTS AND ADOLESCENTS.
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VAN DER JAGT-JELSMA, WILLEKE, DE VRIES-SCHOT, MARGREET R., KLIP, HELEN, VAN DEURZEN, PATRICIA A. M., and BUITELAAR, JAN K.
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LIFE change events , *RELIGIOUSNESS , *SELF-evaluation , *TEENAGERS , *FAITH - Abstract
Objective: To investigate whether religiosity influences exposure to stressful life events (SLEs) and whether religiosity moderates the effects of SLEs, resulting in fewer problem behaviors. Method: The self-reported mental health problems of a community-based longitudinal sample of pre-adolescents (n = 2230) in the three northern provinces of the Netherlands were assessed in early adolescence (12-15 years, Youth Self-Report, YSR) and in adolescence (18-21 years, Adult Self Report ASR). The sum scores for SLEs in early adolescence were based on the previous two years. The variable parental religiosity was based on information obtained in pre-adolescence (10- 12 years). Associations between religiosity and SLEs and whether parental religiosity is a moderator between SLEs and problem behaviors were studied, using repeated measures ANOVAs. Results: Having actively religious parents was associated with fewer SLEs. Parental religiosity did not moderate the association between SLEs and problem behavior. Conclusions: The children of actively religious parents experienced fewer SLEs in pre-adolescence than did the children of non-religious parents or the children of parents with incompatible religious beliefs, but parental religiosity did not moderate the effects of SLEs on problem behaviors. Reasons for the absence of a religious coping effect are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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