Religiosity and its Relationship with Happiness and Parenting Style in Young Adolescents
Robust evidence has shown that religiosity/spirituality (R/S) is associated with mental health, though there have been fewer studies involving children and adolescents, particularly regarding the positive health aspects. This article investigates the relationship between R/S, happiness, and parentin...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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International journal of Latin American religions
Année: 2025, Volume: 9, Numéro: 1, Pages: 318-338 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Child and Adolescence Psychology
B Spirituality B Religion and health B Religion and society B Religiosity; Happiness; Parenting style B Positive Psychology B Emotional Development B Psychology of Religion and Spirituality B Children B Adolescents |
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| Résumé: | Robust evidence has shown that religiosity/spirituality (R/S) is associated with mental health, though there have been fewer studies involving children and adolescents, particularly regarding the positive health aspects. This article investigates the relationship between R/S, happiness, and parenting style among 276 young Brazilian adolescents in the sixth grade of elementary education (mean age 11.25 ± 0.63 SD; min. 10; max. 14) and 252 parents (mean age 42.50 ± 6.43 SD; min. 28; max. 66), by way of the Subjective Happiness Scale sociodemographic questionnaire, the Parenting Style Inventory and the BMMRS (Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality). Young adolescents demonstrated a high degree of R/S, which was consistently and robustly associated with happiness. Positive parenting practices were associated with a higher level of happiness, although they did not mediate the association between R/S and happiness. As R/S is frequently observed and influences the happiness of young adolescents, it should be better incorporated into the clinical approach as well as studies investigating the mechanisms that exert influence on youngsters’ well-being. |
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| ISSN: | 2509-9965 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: International journal of Latin American religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s41603-024-00277-2 |
