Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9490, USA.
J Adolesc. 2011 Aug;34(4):767-78. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.08.003. Epub 2010 Sep 1.
Structural equation modeling was used to test a theoretical path model of church engagement, personal spirituality, and mentoring relationships on depressive symptoms, involvement in risky behaviors, and self-reported grades among Korean American adolescents. It was hypothesized that personal spirituality and mentoring relationship quality would mediate the relation between church engagement and adolescent outcomes. Data were obtained through a self-report survey from 248 Korean American adolescents in grades 7 through 12. High levels of church engagement, as characterized by years of attendance, choice to attend, and participation in activities, predicted deeper personal spirituality and better mentoring relationships. Personal spirituality, as measured by one's daily religious experiences, beliefs, and private spiritual practices, was a mediator of the relationship between church engagement and adolescent outcomes. Specifically, higher levels of church engagement was linked to stronger personal spirituality, which in turn predicted less depressive symptoms for girls and higher grades for boys.
结构方程模型被用于检验一个关于教会参与、个人灵性和辅导关系对韩裔美国青少年抑郁症状、参与危险行为和自我报告成绩的理论路径模型。假设个人灵性和辅导关系质量将在教会参与和青少年结果之间起中介作用。数据是通过对 248 名 7 至 12 年级的韩裔美国青少年的自我报告调查获得的。高度的教会参与，表现在参加的年数、选择参加的意愿和参与活动的程度，预示着更深的个人灵性和更好的辅导关系。个人灵性，通过一个人的日常宗教经历、信仰和私人精神实践来衡量，是教会参与和青少年结果之间关系的中介。具体来说，更高水平的教会参与与更强的个人灵性有关，而个人灵性反过来又预示着女孩的抑郁症状减轻和男孩的成绩提高。
