Abstract

The study was designed to address the following research question: what does the development of prayer look like in adolescent and youth? The study presented the specifics of prayer from adolescence to early adulthood. At every stage prayer takes on a different form; however the same characteristics can appear in neighbouring or more distant phases. Features signifying more mature religiousness can disappear both temporarily and permanently. Nevertheless, the development of prayer communication is not sudden, it is gradual and fluid. Sometimes one form of prayer is maintained while new ones are formed.

Key words:  Development, Prayer, Adolescence, Youth