The Role of Mothers' and Fathers' Religiosity in African American Adolescents' Religious Beliefs and Practices

Authors

Linda C. Halgunseth
Alexander C. Jensen, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Kari-Lyn Sakuma
Susan M. McHale

Keywords

African American, Ethnic identity, Family dynamics, Gender, Parent-child relations, Religiosity

Abstract

To advance understanding of youth religiosity in its sociocultural context, this study examined the associations between parents' and adolescents' religious beliefs and practices and tested the roles of parent and youth gender and youth ethnic identity in these linkages.

Original Publication Citation

Halgunseth, L. C., Jensen, A. C., Sakuma, K., & McHale, S. M. (2016). The role of mothers' and fathers' religiosity in African American adolescents' religious beliefs and practices. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 22, 386-394. doi:10.1037/cdp0000071

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Halgunseth, Linda C.; Jensen, Alexander C.; Sakuma, Kari-Lyn; and McHale, Susan M., "The Role of Mothers' and Fathers' Religiosity in African American Adolescents' Religious Beliefs and Practices" (2016). Faculty Publications. 2668.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/2668

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2016-7

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/5494

Publisher

Cultur Divers Ethnic Psychol.

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Family Life

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

Copyright Status

Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 July 01