NCJ Number
228824
Journal
Journal of Early Adolescence Volume: 29 Issue: 5 Dated: October 2009 Pages: 693-717
Date Published
October 2009
Length
25 pages
Annotation
This study examined whether private religious practices moderated the relations between family conflict and preadolescents' depressive and anxiety symptoms.
Abstract
Results of the study indicate that despite private religious practices not being directly related to symtomatology, preadolescents' private religious practices moderated the relation between family conflict and their depressive and anxiety symptoms. These results suggest that preadolescents who engage in frequent private religious practices may be more resilient to the effects of family conflict compared to preadolescents who do not. Further research examining various facets of religiousness as moderating the relation between family conflict and preadolescents' internalizing symptoms is suggested. Numerous studies have documented a relation between intrafamilial conflict and children's depressive and anxiety symptoms. In an attempt to extend past research, this study focused on the relation between family conflict and preadolescents' depressive and anxiety symptoms. In a sample consisting of 160 11- to 12-years-old, the study examined whether private religious practices moderated the relations between family conflict and preadolescents' depressive and anxiety symptoms. Tables, figures, and references