Resilience and African American Early Adolescents: The Protective Function of Religion and Structured After-School Activities

<p>Resilience is defined as the ability to overcome unfavorable circumstances to achieve positive developmental outcomes. Studies of resilience and vulnerability generally reflect individuals' susceptibility to either positive or adverse outcomes when subjected to high-risk circumstances and environments. The current study examines the protective function of religiosity and structured after-school activities against the development of depression for young adolescents exposed to high incidence of community violence and deviant peer affiliation. The results suggest that religious beliefs and practices protects against depression for adolescents exposed to community violence. The implications of this finding as well as the study limitations and future research directions are discussed.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2010

Author dc:creator

• Montgomery-Walters, Gloria Patricia

• African American adolescents
• after-school activities
• protective factors
• religion
• resilience
• Counseling Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/96

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ecommons.luc.edu:luc_diss-1095