A literature analysis about Turkish studies upon adolescence period in the researchs of psychology of religion

Abstract

The article aims to introduce Turkish scientific studies on the adolescence period. After giving a brief history of psychology of religion in the West, the studies in Turkey upon discipline in question were generally evaluated. Then, in the context of developmental periods and religion, it was mentioned from the history of studies about adolescence period. It was given information, furthermore, about Turkish articles and papers concerning this developmental period. The contents of all studies upon above-mentioned period not analyzed, but it was only given the bibliographical data about most of them. As a conclusion, it was seen that the most studied period in Turkey from the perspective of psychology of religion is the adolescence period and some things were proposed to Turkish psychologists of religion.