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- Values, Religion, and Culture in Adolescent Development
- Series page
- Values, Religion, and Culture in Adolescent Development
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part One Theoretical Perspectives on Values, Religion, and Adolescent Development in Cultural Context
- Part Two Universal and Culture-specific Functions of Adolescent Values and Religion
- Part Three Impact of Values and Religion on Adolescent Adjustment in Times of Social Change
- Part Four Socialization Processes of Values and Religion in Adolescent Development
- Index
Part Four - Socialization Processes of Values and Religion in Adolescent Development
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2012
- Values, Religion, and Culture in Adolescent Development
- Series page
- Values, Religion, and Culture in Adolescent Development
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part One Theoretical Perspectives on Values, Religion, and Adolescent Development in Cultural Context
- Part Two Universal and Culture-specific Functions of Adolescent Values and Religion
- Part Three Impact of Values and Religion on Adolescent Adjustment in Times of Social Change
- Part Four Socialization Processes of Values and Religion in Adolescent Development
- Index
Summary
In this attachment-theoretical chapter, I highlight relations between attachment and religious development in adolescence, while taking cultural implications into account. I argue that adolescence is a sensitive phase of development related to both attachment and religiosity. This period is often associated with transfer of attachment functions from parents to age-mates. In the religious realm, this period may be linked to either increased religiosity (e.g., conversion) or to disengagement from religion. During adolescence, an attachment-like relationship with God may also develop. Furthermore, on the basis of empirical studies, I discuss the implications of individual differences in attachment security for religious development in adolescence. I distinguish between two notable developmental pathways: secure attachment to religious caregivers as a basis for religious stability (“correspondence pathway”) and insecure attachment to caregivers as a basis of distress regulation through religion (“compensation pathway”). In the first case, believers are more likely to experience well-being; in the latter case, religion may serve as a protective factor in development. I also take into account possible negative effects of religion on adjustment. Finally, I discuss the cultural generalizability versus specificity of each of the central arguments in the chapter.
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- Values, Religion, and Culture in Adolescent Development , pp. 313 - 442Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012