Publication Date
5-2004
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Frederick Grieve, Jacqueline Pope-Tarrance, John Bruni
Degree Program
Department of Psychology
Degree Type
Master of Arts
Abstract
This study examined the role of spirituality on at-risk youths who have been adjudicated and at-risk youths who have not been adjudicated. Youths completed a religious coping scale, consisting of items pertaining to demographics and spiritual behaviors. The results of the study suggest that non-adjudicated youths engage in less positive religious coping than adjudicated youths. The results also indicate that adjudicated youths engage in less negative religious copying than non-adjudicated youths do. Non-adjudicated youths reported more spiritual beliefs and values than adjudicated youths. Finally, non-adjudicated youths reported more spiritual behaviors of attending church than adjudicated youths. No significant difference existed between boys and girls of levels of spirituality. The age of the participant was strongly related to religious coping. Older children reported lower levels of religious coping and spiritual behaviors. Implications of the study, in addition to limitations and suggestions for research, are discussed.
Disciplines
Child Psychology | Criminology | Psychology | Religion | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology
Recommended Citation
Carter, Althea, "The Differences in Levels of Spirituality Between At-Risk Youths Who Have Been Adjudicated & At-Risk Youths Who Have Not Been Adjudicated" (2004). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 3375.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/3375
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