Emerging Adults' Religiousness and Spirituality

Barry, Carolyn McNamara; Abo‐Zena, Mona M.

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“…However, in this study, being in the Primarily Public class was not associated with lesser odds of sexual behavior, suggesting that that internalization of religious beliefs is also important. It is possible that adolescents in Private and Public religiosity classes are more likely to use compartmentalization, by which they maintain different aspects of their behavior and identity in different spheres, allowing them to reconcile conflicts between their religiosity and sexual behaviors (Stoppa, Espinosa-Hern andez, & Gillen, 2014). However, for individuals in the Multidimensional Religious class, their religious identity may be more congruent across all areas, which may be protective against sexual behavior, as multiple dimensions of religious influence may be interrelated and work to reinforce each other (Smith, 2003).…”

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Multidimensional Profiles of Religiosity Among Adolescents: Associations With Sexual Behaviors and Romantic Relationships

Vasilenko

Espinosa‐Hernández

2019

J of Research on Adolesc

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Religiosity is associated with sexual behavior in adolescence; however, religiosity is a multidimensional construct, and it is not clear how different patterns of religiosity may differentially predict sexual behaviors and romantic relationships. We apply latent class analysis to nationally representative data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health; N = 10,149) to examine (1) what religiosity profiles exist among adolescents and (2) how they predict sexual behavior and romantic relationship status in adolescence and young adulthood. Religiosity in multiple domains was associated with lesser odds of sexual behavior compared to profiles marked by only affiliation, private, or public religiosity. Findings suggest that examining multiple facets of religiosity together is important for understanding how religiosity is associated with sexual behavior.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Multidimensional Profiles of Religiosity Among Adolescents: Associations With Sexual Behaviors and Romantic Relationships

Vasilenko

Espinosa‐Hernández

2019

J of Research on Adolesc

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“…Although international research on adolescent religiosity/spirituality is growing (e.g., McNamara Barry & Abo-Zena, 2014; Pearce et al, 2013; Petts, 2015; Smith & Denton, 2005; Smith & Snell, 2009), the vast majority of the work in this domain is from North America and particularly the U.S. Thus, the present study attempted to extend the research in this domain and to explore adolescent perspectives of religiosity and spirituality a bit deeper through an exploratory, mixed-methods, and cross-sectional study involving a New Zealand cohort of older adolescents and emerging adults from Christian backgrounds.…”

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The psychological salience of religiosity and spirituality among Christian young people in New Zealand: A mixed-methods study.

Donaldson¹,

Friesen²,

Gage³

2019

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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This mixed-methods exploratory study examined the psychological salience of religiosity and spirituality in a sample of young people (ages 16-21, M age = 18.9 years; SD = 1.36) from New Zealand. Participants completed a cross-sectional online questionnaire with both qualitative and quantitative questions that assessed subjective perceptions of religion and spirituality and theoretically linked social and cognitive (motivation and identity) factors associated with the psychological salience of religiosity/spirituality. The results showed considerable overlap in participants' conceptualization of religiosity and spirituality as the two constructs related to participants' faith; yet, the sample had greater affinity for spirituality than religiosity. Relationship quality and religious/spiritual support from family and friends were associated with a stronger community connection. This was associated with participants' spiritual identity and extrinsic motivation to be involved in religious activities, which in turn predicted greater religious/spiritual salience. The findings replicate previous research in the relationship between religiosity and spirituality in Christian samples, and also breaks new ground in the conceptualization of the psychological salience of religiosity/spirituality and in identifying community connection as a link to increased religious/spiritual identity and motivation among adolescents and young adults.Key words: religiosity, spirituality, psychological salience, adolescents, mixed-methods RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SALIENCE 3The psychological salience of religiosity and spirituality among Christian young people in New Zealand: A mixed-methods study Research on religion and spirituality has a long and rich history across many academic domains; however, the investigation of religious/spiritual development has significantly lagged behind (Roehlkepartain, Benson, & Scales, 2011). Nevertheless, most theorists of spiritual development would agree that over time our understanding of and relation to the images, symbols and language for faith and spirituality change. The ways that individuals relate to the sacred, and perhaps their methods for pursuing what they perceive as sacred change as they grow and develop (Benson & Roehlkepartian, 2008;Fowler, 1981;Oser, Scarlett & Bucher, 2006). With the advances in cognitive development and process of individuation that accompany adolescence, young people become more capable of personalizing their understanding of and relationship to the spiritual and sacred (Fowler, 1981;Good & Willoughby, 2008). While adolescents gradually see themselves as having a separate identity from their various social domains, such as school, family, extended family, and peer groups, they are still dependent on significant others to be a sounding board for the composition of their own faith identity (Brambilla, Assor, Manzi, & Regalia, 2015).One of the substantial challenges in exploring spiritual development is basic definitional issues (Ammerman, 2013;Selvam, 20...

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“…There is growing interest in emerging adults’ religious and spiritual development (Barry & Abo-Zena, 2014), and this interest goes beyond behavioral practice (e.g., church attendance) and involves a broader developmental model of religious experience. Indeed, researchers have called for multidimensional methods of conceptualizing religiousness and spirituality, as well as investigations that include developmental perspectives (King & Boyatzis, 2004).…”

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“…Young adults’ spiritual development, similar to their cognitive and affective development, occurs in context, and although these contexts include parents, they also include broader socialization proxies. For instance, “socialization agents and conditions influence young people’s faith, particularly through their cognitions, which in turn promote the internalization of their values and beliefs” (Barry & Abo-Zena, 2014, p. 23; see also Labouvie-Vief, 2006). Religiously/spiritually oriented emerging adults are a suitable group for studying this developmental unfolding of relational spirituality, given that emerging adulthood is a developmental period in which beliefs, values, and worldviews are normatively clarified (Arnett & Jensen, 2002).…”

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Exploring emerging adults’ relational spirituality: A longitudinal, mixed-methods analysis.

Kimball

Cook

Boyatzis

et al. 2016

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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Using a longitudinal, mixed-methods design and building on Shults and Sandage's (2006) relational spirituality model, we explored spiritual seeking, spiritual dwelling, and the dialectical process of balancing spiritual seeking and dwelling. Assessing a sample of 77 Christian emerging adults twice over a 2-year period (thirty-nine 2006 graduates and thirty-eight 2008 graduates), we quantitatively measured spiritual seeking (using the Quest Scale) and qualitatively measured spiritual dwelling (using narratives of spiritual experiences) and the dialectical-balancing process (using narratives of faith turning points and of spiritual change in recent years). Results indicate that at 4 years postgraduation, emerging adults exhibit a more well-integrated (faith-life engagement), more communally oriented, and less personally focused spirituality. This pattern is especially likely among emerging adults who exhibit high spiritual questing along with mature reflections on transformative events in their spiritual lives. The promise of using qualitative, mixed-methods, and longitudinal methodologies to explore emerging adults' relational spirituality is discussed.

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Emerging Adults' Religiousness and Spirituality

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Multidimensional Profiles of Religiosity Among Adolescents: Associations With Sexual Behaviors and Romantic Relationships

Multidimensional Profiles of Religiosity Among Adolescents: Associations With Sexual Behaviors and Romantic Relationships

The psychological salience of religiosity and spirituality among Christian young people in New Zealand: A mixed-methods study.

Exploring emerging adults’ relational spirituality: A longitudinal, mixed-methods analysis.

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