Religion and the life attitudes and self-images of American adolescents /

This report, based on nationally representative survey data, this report indicates that religious U.S. 12th graders have significantly higher self-esteem and hold more positive attitudes about life in general than their less religious peers. Of the 13 attitudinal variables this report examines, only...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Christian, 1960-
Corporate Author: National Study of Youth & Religion (U.S.)
Other Authors: Faris, Robert, 1973-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill, NC (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB# 3507, Chapel Hill 27599-3057) : National Study of Youth and Religion, [2002]
Series:Research report of the National Study of Youth and Religion ; no. 2.
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Summary:This report, based on nationally representative survey data, this report indicates that religious U.S. 12th graders have significantly higher self-esteem and hold more positive attitudes about life in general than their less religious peers. Of the 13 attitudinal variables this report examines, only one was not significantly related to some dimension of religion when controlling for the effects of nine other variables such as age, race, sex and family structure. The religion factors most commonly related to these outcomes are religious service attendance and importance of religion, although religious affiliation and youth group participation were also important in many cases.
Physical Description:39 pages ; 28 cm.