Keywords

depression, religiosity, parenting styles, religious coping, Latter-day Saint adolescents

Abstract

This study examines depression among Latter-day Saint teens, particularly how religiosity and the parent–child relationship are associated with depressive symptomology. Although there is an abundance of research on adolescent depression and on adolescent religiosity, there is less research addressing the connection between the two. The research questions include: Does religiosity among Latter-day Saint teens reduce their rates of depression? What aspects of religiosity affect depression most significantly? How does religious coping influence depression? How does the parent–child relationship affect depression rates among Latter-day Saint teens? Being a sexual minority and living in Utah were related to higher levels of depression. Greater depression was also associated with more anxiety and poorer physical health. Authoritative parenting by fathers was associated with lower depression for daughters but not sons. Finally, feeling abandoned by God was related to higher depression, while peer support at church was associated with lower depression.

Original Publication Citation

Depression, Religiosity, and Parenting Styles among Young Latter-Day Saint Adolescents. Religions. Ogletree, M.D.; Dyer, W.J.; Goodman, M.A., Kinneard, C.; McCormick, B.W. (2019). Religions 10(3), 1-17.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2019

Publisher

Religions

Language

English

College

Religious Education

Department

Church History and Doctrine

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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