The Influence of Religiosity and Spirituality on Adolescent Mothers and Their Teenage Children

摘要: This project assessed the influence of religiosity and spirituality on socioemotional behavioral adjustment 110 adolescent mothers their teenage offspring at age 14. Maternal religiosity, measured prenatally when children were 3, 5, 8 years age, was defined as involvement in church well contact with dependence officials members. Levels spirituality, religious practices beliefs, for both 14 postpartum. Hierarchical regression analyses suggested that maternal a strong predictor child adjustment; children’s own served well. Furthermore, mediated relationship between externalizing behavior. Implications designing intervention programs high risk families are discussed.