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Citation King, P. E., Furrow, J. L., & Roth, N. (2002). The influence of families and peers on adolescent religiousness. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 21(2), 109–120. Abstract Although the issue of religion and mental health has been receiving increasing attention as researchers discover links between religious affiliation and indicators of psychological well-being, very little research attention has been given to strengthening the presence of religion in the lives of adolescents. This study explored the impact of family and peers on adolescents’ experience of God and their value of religion in an effort to better understand the dynamics of social...