The longitudinal relationships between adolescent religious values and personality

Lee Huuskes, Joseph Ciarrochi, Patrick C. I. Heaven

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    Abstract

    This research examined the longitudinal relationships between personality and religious values. High school students in Grades 10 (381 males, 384 females; mean age = 15.40 yrs) and Grade 12 (195 males, 215 females; mean age = 17.02 yrs) completed personality and religious measures as part of the Wollongong Youth Study. Structural equation modelling (SEM) indicated that religious values at Time 1 predicted an increase in Agreeableness and a decrease in Psychoticism at Time 2. These effects were confirmed to be independent of each other when the SEMs included both Agreeableness and Psychoticism. Results are discussed with reference to the implications of religious values for the development of personality.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)483-487
    Number of pages11
    JournalJournal of Research in Personality
    Volume47
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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