Thriving and spirituality among youth : research perspectives and future possibilities

Thriving and spirituality among youth : research perspectives and future possibilities / edited by Amy Eva Alberts Warren, Richard M. Lerner, Erin Phelps.

"Thriving and Spirituality Among Youth empirically explores the connections between spirituality and positive youth development through the research of a set of scholars from the wide array of scientific fields including biology, sociology, and theology. This unique handbook shows how to foster...

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Other Authors: Warren, Amy Eva Alberts, Lerner, Richard M., Phelps, Erin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012.
Subjects:
Youth > Religious life.
Mental health > Religious aspects.
Well-being > Religious aspects.
Adolescent psychology.
Developmental psychology > Religious aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Research perspectives and future possibilities in the study of thriving and spirituality : a view of the issues / Amy Eva Alberts Warren, Richard M. Lerner, and Erin Phelps
  • Part I. Biological Contexts of Positive Youth Development and Spirituality :
  • 2. Prefrontal cortical activation during emotion regulation : linking religious/spiritual practices with well-being / Heather L. Urry, Robert W. Roeser, Sara W. Lazar, and Alan P. Poey
  • 3. Closeness of all kinds : the role of oxytocin and vasopressin in the physiology of spiritual and religious behavior / Elena L. Grigorenko
  • 4. Positive youth development and age-related changes in cortical thickness during adolescence / Tomás̆ Paus, Gabriel Leonard, Jacqueline V. Lerner, Richard M. Lerner, Michael Perron, G. Bruce Pike, Louis Richer, Roberto Toro, Suzanne Veillette, and Zdenka Pausova
  • 5. Neural correlates of positive youth development / Sara W. Lazar
  • Part II. Individual and Psychological Contexts of Positive Youth Development and Spirituality :
  • 6. Strengthening human potential for great love-compassion through elaborative development / Amy Eva Alberts Warren
  • 7. When beliefs fit and when they don't : religious conversion, spirituality, and positive youth development / David Henry Feldman, Mona M. Abo-Zena, Robert W. Roeser, and Amy Eva Alberts Warren
  • 8. The shared pathways of religious/spiritual engagement and positive youth development / Gabriel S. Spiewak and Lonnie R. Sherrod
  • 9. Religious adolescents' views of success and spirituality / Jenni Menon Mariano, Robert W. Roeser, Paula Taylor Greathouse, and Sonia S. Issac Koshy
  • 10. Assessing the relationship between ethnic and religious identity among and between diverse American youth / Aerika S. Brittian and Margaret Beale Spencer
  • Part III. Social and Cultural Contexts of Positive Youth Development and Spirituality :
  • 11. Contributions despite challenges : exploring positive youth development among Muslim American youth / Selcuk R. Sirin, Mona M. Abo-Zena, and Hala Shehadeh
  • 12. The role of religion and worship communities in the positive development of immigrant youth / Carola Suárez-Orozco, Sukmani Singh, Mona M. Abo-Zena, Dan Du, and Robert W. Roeser
  • 13. The interplay of self-transcendence and psychological maturity among Israeli college students / Ofra Mayseless and Pninit Russo-Netzer
  • 14. Belief systems and positive youth development among Chinese and American youth / Wei Zhang, Dan Du, and Shuangju Zhen.

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