Citation
Nooney, J. G. (2005). Religion, stress, and mental health in adolescence: Findings from Add Health.
Review of Religious Research. vol. 46 (4) pp. 341-354
Abstract
A growing body of multidisciplinary research documents associations between religious involvement and mental health outcomes, yet the causal mechanisms linking them are not well understood. Ellison and his colleagues (2001) tested a series of hypotheses derived from the life stress paradigm which linked religious involvement to adult well-being and distress. In the present study those proposed mechanisms are tested in a population of adolescents, a particularly understudied group in religious research. Analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) reveals that religious involvement works to prevent the occurrence of school and health stressors, which reduces depression. For suicide ideation, religious involvement works to mobilize social resources. Implications for theory and research are discussed.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3512165Keyword(s)
Mental health Stress
Reference Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
Review of Religious Research
Author(s)
Nooney, J. G.
Year Published
2005
Volume Number
46
Issue Number
4
Pages
341-354
DOI
10.2307/3512165
Reference ID
429