title: Adolescent religiosity as a mediator of the relationship between parental religiosity and adolescent health outcomes.
abstract: Studies have demonstrated the positive impacts of both parent and adolescent religiosity on adolescent outcomes; however, the relationships among these variable have not been studied. Our study was conducted to assess whether adolescent religiosity mediates the relationship between parent religiosity and adolescent emotional and behavioral health outcomes. A sample of 491 late adolescents ages 18-22 completed surveys that assessed their parents' religious practices, their own religious practices, deviant behaviors, and internalizing behaviors. Findings suggest that adolescent religiosity mediates the relationship between parents' religiosity and adolescent health outcomes such as drug and alcohol use and depression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Learning, East Tennessee State University, Box 70548, Johnson City, TN, 37614-1707, USA, barton@etsu.edu.
authors.forename: Alison L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: J Blake
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Snider
authors.forename: Alexander T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Vazsonyi
authors.forename: Jaclyn Layne
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult