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Religiousness and Depressive Symptoms in Five Ethnic Adolescent Groups

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Le, Thao N., Tov, William, Taylor, Julie·2007·The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
DOI 10.1080/10508610701402259
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This study examined the relation between religiousness and depressive symptoms in African American, Asian American, European American, Hispanic American, and Native American adolescents (N = 13,317) in the United States with self-esteem and school attachment as potential mediators in this link. The data were taken from a nationally represented sample of adolescents in Grades 7 through 12, from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). Structural equation analyses with measurement and structural invariance across the five ethnic groups and gender supported the model that religiousness, as a composite of internal and external religiousness items, negatively predicted depressive symptoms 1 year later controlling for baseline depressive symptoms. Self-esteem and school attachment partially mediated this link but only for European American and African American adolescents.

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  • Of the 25 highest-rigor studies on R/S and self-esteem, 17 (68%) reported greater self-esteem and two (8%) found worse self-esteem.

    “Of the 25 studies with the highest methodological rigor, 17 (68%) reported greater self-esteem [91–98] and two (8%) found worse self-esteem [99, 100].”

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Authors
Le, T. N., Tov, W., & Taylor, J.
Affiliations
  • National Council on Crime and Delinquency (US)
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
  • Colorado State University (US)
ORCID
Venue
The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2007-07-20
Volume
17
Issue
3
Pages
209-232
ISSN
  • 1050-8619 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-7582
DOI
10.1080/10508610701402259
OpenAlex
W2009236346
Cited by
46
References
41
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 5
FWCI
2.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
other-oa
Locations
  • International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (publishedVersion)
  • Singapore Management University Institutional Knowledge (InK) (Singapore Management University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Keywords
religiosity, depressive symptoms, adolescents, ethnic groups, self-esteem, school attachment, mediation, African American adolescents, Asian American adolescents, Native American youth, European American adolescents

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