Relations Between Youths' Conceptions of Spirituality and Their Developmental Outcomes

Spirituality among youth has repeatedly been shown to be associated with positive youth development, conceptualized as including components of competence, confidence, character, connection, caring, and contribution. This study examined views of spirituality in relation to positive youth development to assess whether different views had different effects on positive youth development. Findings suggest that, overall, more coherent views of spirituality are associated with more positive youth development.