TY - JOUR A2 - Coleman, Priscilla K. AU - Stolz, Heidi E. AU - Olsen, Joseph A. AU - Henke, Teri M. AU - Barber, Brian K. PY - 2013 DA - 2013/05/20 TI - Adolescent Religiosity and Psychosocial Functioning: Investigating the Roles of Religious Tradition, National-Ethnic Group, and Gender SP - 814059 VL - 2013 AB - This study utilized data from over 9,300 youth from 11 national or within-nation ethnic groups to evaluate the relationship between youth religiosity and youth social outcomes (social initiative, antisocial behavior) and psychological outcomes (self-esteem and depression) considering the roles of religious tradition, national-ethnic group, and gender. We created national-ethnic group by religious tradition (NEG × RT) combinations, partitioned religiosity into between-group and within-group components, and performed a series of mixed model regressions for each outcome. The levels of all four outcomes of interest differed significantly across NEG × RT groups, and these differences were attributable to national-ethnic group rather than religious tradition. Youth reports of antisocial behavior and self-esteem were predicted by between-group religiosity. Additionally, within-group religiosity predicted all four outcomes, indicating that the protective role of religiosity functions in a comparative, or relative, manner with youth who are more religious than others in their group reaping the most benefits. SN - 2090-3987 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/814059 DO - 10.1155/2013/814059 JF - Child Development Research PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -