Defining a moment in history: parent communication with adolescents about September 11, 2001.

Parents play an important role in helping their children process and interpret significant sociohistorical events. However, little is known about how parents frame these experiences or the specific social, cultural, and civic messages they may communicate about the event. In this study, we examined self-reported communication of parents from six communities in the United States with their adolescents about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Longitudinal Changes in Religiosity among Emerging Adult College Students.

Issues of religion are important aspects of the identity process, which for many emerging adults may be intensified by the college experience. This study investigated longitudinal changes in the religiosity of 434 emerging adult college students (52% female) of diverse ethnic backgrounds (32% African American, 29% Latino American, and 39% European American) during the first three semesters of university. Results suggest that changes occur throughout this period, but that such changes are not monolithic across dimensions of religiosity.