Configurations of student spirituality/religiosity: Evidence from a Philippine university

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Theology and Religious Education

Document Type

Article

Source Title

International Journal of Children's Spirituality

Volume

21

Issue

3-4

First Page

163

Last Page

176

Publication Date

10-1-2016

Abstract

One of the points of contention in youth research pertains to academic life vis-a-vis the religious and spiritual mindset of the young student. Questions about the probable associations between academic growth and spiritual/religious life are treated with intense interest in religious and sociological discussions. This study sought to find out the characteristics of Filipino student Spirituality and Religiosity using the Religiosity and Spirituality Scale for Youth from a sample of 3108 college students in a Manila-based Philippine university. It inquired further how certain psychosocial variables can be associated with student spirituality and religiosity (S/R). The results revealed two significant variable traits associated with S/R: identity (psychosocial factors) and relational (psychosocial adjustment) variables. The results point to significant insights for the management of youth religious behaviour in general and of tertiary students in particular despite recent decline in levels of religiosity among the young. © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1080/1364436X.2016.1207617

Disciplines

Religion

Keywords

College students—Religious life--Philippines; Academic achievement—Religious aspects

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