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Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
Gepubliceerd in: Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review 1/2016

12-12-2015

Why are Religiousness and Spirituality Associated with Externalizing Psychopathology? A Literature Review

Auteurs: Christopher Holmes, Jungmeen Kim-Spoon

Gepubliceerd in: Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review | Uitgave 1/2016

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Abstract

This review explores the relation of religiousness and spirituality with externalizing psychopathology in adolescence given the heightened externalizing psychopathology during this developmental period. Utilizing a developmental psychopathology framework, previous literature is reviewed focusing on the diversity of pathways from religiousness and spirituality to externalizing psychopathology at multiple levels of analysis. Moreover, the pathways considered include both intraindividual factors (e.g., self-control, monitoring, delay discounting and time orientation, and neurobiological regulatory systems) and ecological factors (e.g., intergenerational transmission, parent–child relationships, and community relationships). These pathways are explored in light of theoretical viewpoints including social control theory, divine interaction theory, and the religious ecology model. Limitations of extant work are examined, including measurement and design issues, exploration of potential negative effects of religiousness and spirituality, and bias toward Western religions. Finally, future directions of research and clinical implications are discussed.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Why are Religiousness and Spirituality Associated with Externalizing Psychopathology? A Literature Review
Auteurs
Christopher Holmes
Jungmeen Kim-Spoon
Publicatiedatum
12-12-2015
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review / Uitgave 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1096-4037
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2827
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-015-0199-1