The Adolescent Opinion Study is a longitudinal study designed to examine predictors of risk behaviors among adolescents. The survey assesses attitudes, beliefs, coping strategies, and religious feelings. In addition, the survey asks about tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use, aggression, altruism, views of God, and attitudes about other people.
The Adolescent Opinion Study is made possible through generous funding provided by the John Templeton Foundation. The mission of the John Templeton Foundation is to fund scientifically rigorous research that examines questions relevant to human purpose and ultimate reality. Additional information regarding the John Templeton Foundation is available at http://www.templeton.org/.
Below are papers we have published based on the survey.
Shepperd, J. A., Pogge, G. C., Lipsey, N. P., Miller, W. A., & Webster, G. D. (in press). Beliefs in a loving versus punitive God and behavior. Journal of Research on Adolescence. doi: 10.1111/jora.12437
Smith, C. T., Shepperd, J. A., Miller, W. A., & Graber, J. A. (2016). Perspective taking explains gender differences in late adolescents’ attitudes toward disadvantaged groups. Journal of Youth and Adolescents, 45(7), 1283-1293. doi: 10.1007/s10964-015-0376-z
Shepperd, J. A., Miller, W. A., & Smith, C. T. (2015). Religiousness and Aggression in Adolescents: The Mediating Roles of Self-Control and Compassion. Aggressive Behavior, 41, 608-621. doi: 10.1002/ab.21600
Shepperd, J. A., Miller, W. A., & Smith, C. T. (2014). Does religion offer worldviews that dissuade substance use? Psychology of Religion & Spirituality, 6, 292-301. doi.org/10.1037/a0037052
Miller, W., Shepperd, J. A., & McCullough, M. E. (2013). Evaluating the religious commitment inventory for adolescents. Psychology of Spirituality & Religion, 5, 233-241. doi: 10.1037/a0031694
To learn more information about this project, contact James Shepperd at: shepperd@ufl.edu.