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Abstract
Many life transitions and transformations occur during the teen years (ages 11-19). Bodies mature, thinking ability improves, and teens learn to manage many new emotions. Teens are striving to “find themselves” and to answer the question, “Who am I?” The answers to such questions often include a spiritual search for meaning and purpose in life. This 2-page fact sheet was written by Larry Forthun and Angelica Johns and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, May 2011.
FCS2303/FY1228: Helping Your Teenager Discover Spirituality (ufl.edu)
References
Richard Lerner, Robert W. Roeser, and Erin Phelps (eds.), Positive Youth Development and Spirituality, (West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Foundation Press, 2008).
Christian Smith and Robert Faris, Religion and American Adolescent Delinquency, Risk Behaviors, and Constructive Social Activities: A Research Report of the National Study of Youth and Religion, Number 1. Accessed May 9, 2011. http://www.youthandreligion.org/sites/youthandreligion.org/files/imported/publications/docs/RiskReport1.pdf.
Eugene Roehlkepartain, Pamela Ebstyne King, Linda Wagener, and Peter L. Benson (eds.), The Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence, (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2006). https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412976657
"How your child may be developing spirituality: Ages 10-14," The Search Institute, Accessed May 9, 2011. http://www.search-institute.org/csd/articles/nurturing/10-14.