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The development of prayer in adolescence
Author(s) -
Scarlett W. George,
Perriello Lucy
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.23219915206
Subject(s) - prayer , closeness , feeling , psychology , social psychology , function (biology) , developmental psychology , adolescent development , theology , philosophy , mathematical analysis , mathematics , evolutionary biology , biology
During adolescence, prayer begins to function less as a way to bend God's will to one's own and more as a way to search for better wishes, cope with difficult feelings, and foster a feeling of closeness to God.