Demographic predictors of maturity level between Filipino diocesan and religious major seminarians
Date of Publication
1994
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Guidance and Counseling
Subject Categories
Educational Psychology
College
Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education
Department/Unit
Counseling and Educational Psychology
Thesis Adviser
Marianette Alano
Defense Panel Chair
Dr. Naomi Ruiz
Defense Panel Member
Dr. Rose Marie S. Clemena
Dr. Gundelina Velazco
Abstract/Summary
This study is an investigation on the relationship between certain demographic variables and maturity of 67 Filipino diocesan and 83 religious major seminarians. The demographic variables were age of entry into the seminary, number of years or regency, educational attainment, and socio-economic status. Maturity was operationally defined as raw scores on 11 out of 18 subcales of the California Psychological Inventory (CPI). A researcher-made personal data sheet was used to gather information with regard to the demographic variables. Through Pearson r, significant positive correlations were found between maturity of diocesan major seminarians and their age of entry into the seminary (p.05), number of years of regency (p.05), and present educational attainment (p.01). For the religious major seminarians, the Pearson r values obtained revealed significant positive correlations between maturity and length of stay in the seminary (p.01), number of years of regency (p.01), and present educational attainment (p.01). The t-test for uncorrelated samples showed no significant difference in maturity between the two groups of seminarians. Stepwise regression identified length of stay in the seminary as the best predictor of maturity for religious seminarians, explaining 23.4 percent of the variance. Present educational attainment was the best predictor of maturity for the diocesans and for the combined group of seminarians, accounting for 9.91 percent and 14.0 percent of the variance, respectively.
Findings of this study may be used in evaluating methods of screening seminarians, as well as enhancing seminary formation programs and policies.
Abstract Format
html
Format
Accession Number
TG02347
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
87 leaves
Keywords
Emotional maturity; Seminarians; Priests; Monasticism and religious orders; Psychology; Religious
Recommended Citation
Orathinkal, J. (1994). Demographic predictors of maturity level between Filipino diocesan and religious major seminarians. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1627
