Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 380-386 , April 2009

Spirituality and Depressive Symptoms in a School-Based Sample of Adolescents: A Longitudinal Examination of Mediated and Moderated Effects

  • John E. Pérez, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: John E. Pérez, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125-3393.
    • ,
  • Todd D. Little, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
    • ,
  • Christopher C. Henrich, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

Received 29 May 2008 ,Accepted 27 August 2008.

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PII: S1054-139X(08)00417-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.08.022

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 380-386 , April 2009

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