Stability and Change in Adolescent Spirituality/Religiosity: A Person-Centered Approach

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 538-550

  Good, Marie ^a   Willoughby, Teena ^a   Busseri, Michael A ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cluster analysis; Person centered research; Religious development; Spiritual development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79952594096     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021270     Document Type: Article

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