Spirituality and Depressive Symptoms in a School-Based Sample of Adolescents: A Longitudinal Examination of Mediated and Moderated Effects

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 380-386

  Pérez, John E ^a   Little, Todd D ^b   Henrich, Christopher C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Coping behavior; Depression; Personal agency; Religion; Self efficacy; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF EFFICACY; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 62549122056     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.08.022     Document Type: Article

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