Giving up something good for something better: Sacred sacrifices made by religious youth

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 691-725

  Dollahite, David C ^a   Layton, Emily ^a   Bahr, Howard M ^a   Walker, Anthony B ^b   Thatcher, Jennifer Y ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adolescence; Families; Religiosity; Sacrifice; Spirituality; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350521533     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558409343463     Document Type: Article

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