| Literature DB >> 20127172 |
Sian Cotton1, Meghan E McGrady, Susan L Rosenthal.
Abstract
The relationship between religious/spiritual (R/S) factors and adolescent health outcomes has been studied for decades; however, the R/S measurement tools used may not be developmentally relevant for adolescents. A systematic literature review was conducted to review and evaluate trends in measuring R/S in adolescent health outcomes research. In this review a total of 100 articles met criteria for inclusion. Relatively few (n = 15) included adolescent-specific R/S measures or items accounting for developmentally relevant issues such as parental religiosity or age-appropriate language. Future R/S and health research with adolescents would be strengthened by incorporating developmentally relevant R/S measurement tools, psychometrics, and multidimensional measures.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20127172 PMCID: PMC2917535 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-010-9324-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Relig Health ISSN: 0022-4197