Exploring the motivations of students to engage in their spiritual, religious, or faith lives in college

College students engage with religion, faith, and spirituality for a variety of reasons; however, current literature exploring these motivations is limited. We utilised a constructivist, qualitative, phenomenological design and surveyed 201 students to understand their motivations for pursuing faith...

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Published in:Journal of beliefs and values
Authors: Betts, Macon (Author) ; Grabsch, Dustin K. (Author) ; Davis, Veronica D. (Author) ; Bell, Laura M. (Author) ; Sheedy, Faith Ann (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2023
In: Journal of beliefs and values
Further subjects:B college-student religion
B college-student spirituality
B Motivation
B College students
B college-student faith
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Summary:College students engage with religion, faith, and spirituality for a variety of reasons; however, current literature exploring these motivations is limited. We utilised a constructivist, qualitative, phenomenological design and surveyed 201 students to understand their motivations for pursuing faith, religion, or spirituality. Of those surveyed, 124 respondents provided 163 thought units to produce 6 emergent themes as motivators of engagement. We provide definitions of each theme and make recommendations for higher-education professionals.
ISSN:1469-9362
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2022.2147684