作者
Rachel E Dew, Stephanie S Daniel, David B Goldston, William V McCall, M Kuchibhatla, Charlie Schleifer, Mary F Triplett, Harold G Koenig
发表日期
2010/1/1
期刊
Journal of affective disorders
卷号
120
期号
1-3
页码范围
149-157
出版商
Elsevier
简介
OBJECTIVE
Previous research has uncovered relationships between religion/spirituality and depressive disorders. Proposed mechanisms through which religion may impact depression include decreased substance use and enhanced social support. Little investigation of these topics has occurred with adolescent psychiatric patients, among whom depression, substance use, and social dysfunction are common.
METHOD
145 subjects, aged 12–18, from two psychiatric outpatient clinics completed the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), the Fetzer multidimensional survey of religion/spirituality, and inventories of substance abuse and perceived social support. Measures were completed again six months later. Longitudinal and cross-sectional relationships between depression and religion were examined, controlling for substance abuse and social support.
RESULTS
Of thirteen religious/spiritual characteristics …
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