Filipino College Students' Attitudes towards Religion: An Analysis of the Underlying Factors

In the last 50 years, measures of religious constructs have been the subject of much scientific attention. Cross-cultural considerations necessitate that empirical claims on assessments about religion are validated by local data. While religion is typically viewed in terms of spirituality and religi...

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Publié dans:Religions
Auteurs: Baring, Rito V. (Auteur) ; Bonus, Benita (Auteur) ; Lumanlan, Paolo (Auteur) ; Reysen, Stephen (Auteur) ; Samia, Cristina (Auteur) ; Sarmiento, Philip Joseph (Auteur) ; Sibug, Nestor (Auteur)
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Langue:Anglais
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Publié: MDPI [2018]
Dans: Religions
Sujets non-standardisés:B Spirituality
B Filipino students
B Religiosity
B self-report measure of religion
B attitudes towards religion
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Résumé:In the last 50 years, measures of religious constructs have been the subject of much scientific attention. Cross-cultural considerations necessitate that empirical claims on assessments about religion are validated by local data. While religion is typically viewed in terms of spirituality and religiosity, recent empirical studies indicate a shift in the interpretation of these dimensions in a more diffused and relaxed appreciation. Building up from these developments, in the present research, we develop and test the structure and reliability of a scale to assess students' attitudes towards religion. Using a sample (n = 2733) of college students from two provincial universities in the Philippines, we employed data reduction techniques to understand the underlying factor structure. The results showed a three-factor measure of attitudes towards religion.
ISSN:2077-1444
Contient:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel9030085