The Science of Children's Religious and Spiritual Development
Published on 11. August 2021
978-1-108-85802-1 (ISBN)
Description
This Element provides a comprehensive yet concise account of scientific research on children's religious and spiritual (RS) development. After providing a historical sketch of definitional issues in the science of RS, the first section reviews basic descriptive information on children's RS development as well as wholistic theoretical models and measures of children's RS development. The second section covers evidence about links of child and parental RS to children's psychosocial adjustment, and highlights the need for more research that discriminates specific positive and negative manifestations of RS for children's development. The third section summarizes evidence about the robust influence of parents on their children's RS development and parents' perceptions of their role in this process. The fourth section focuses on cognitive-developmental research on children's cognitions about God/deities and prayer. The Element concludes with a synopsis of key themes and challenges that researchers face to advance the science of children's RS development.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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File size
0,64 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-108-85802-1 (9781108858021)
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Annette Mahoney
The Science of Children's Religious and Spiritual Development
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08/2021
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Introduction; Historical Sketch of Science on Children's Religious and Spiritual (RS) Development; Children's Wholistic RS Development: Conceptual Models and Measures; Children's RS Development: Ties to Psychosocial Adjustment, for Better and Worse; Intergenerational Transmission of RS to Children; Cognitive-developmental Research on Children's RS development; Conclusions: Challenges to Advancing Science on Children's RS.
