Research Article
Adolescent Religiosity and Psychosocial Functioning: Investigating the Roles of Religious Tradition, National-Ethnic Group, and Gender
Table 4
Correlations of constructed scales for girls (above diagonal;
) and boys (below diagonal;
), global means and standard deviations.
| Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| (1) Religiosity | — | .05** | −.07** | −.18** | .20** | (2) Self-esteem | −.02 | — | −.54** | −.18** | .29** | (3) Depression | −.02 | −.53** | — | .19** | −.23** | (4) Antisocial behavior | −.12** | −.18** | .17** | — | −.01 | (5) Social initiative | .18** | .26** | −.20** | −.04* | — | Overall mean (SD) | 3.43 (1.38) | 3.62 (.65) | 1.42 (.30) | .34 (.34) | 3.23 (.78) | Mean (SD) for females | 3.49 (1.35) | 3.57 (.65) | 1.45 (.31) | .30 (.32) | 3.25 (.78) | Mean (SD) for males | 3.36 (1.39) | 3.68 (.65) | 1.38 (.28) | .40 (.36) | 3.21 (.77) | Cronbach’s alpha | .81 | .78 | .72 | .75 | .77 |
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