Abstract
We present a rationale and method for taking an idiographic approach to study the role religion plays in adolescent development. We theorize that adolescents harness qualitatively different aspects of religion to address idiosyncratic developmental needs. Therefore, analyzing religion's role in adolescent development necessitates a case-by-case holistic analysis. We introduce a systematic method using narratives to identify the personal ways that individuals attribute meaning in general and regarding religion in particular. We present three detailed case studies from a sample of 20 religious Israeli Jewish Orthodox emerging-adult women who provided retrospective narrative accounts of their general and religious development through adolescence. Systematic analysis reveals that religion was significant to these women in diverse and personal ways, addressing markedly different adolescent developmental needs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 291-307 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Journal of Research on Adolescence |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Society for Research on Adolescence
Funding
Elli Schachter’s work on the development of the framework of indicators for personal significance was supported by a grant from the Israel Science Foundation (#1541/11).
Funders | Funder number |
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Israel Science Foundation | 1541/11 |