The Relationship Between Student Religiosity, Integration of Faith and Learning and Selected Congregational and Family Factors

Abstract

An investigation of the relationships among students’ perceptions of selected congregational and family factors of adolescent religiosity, Integration of Faith and Learning (IFL), and student religiosity. The respondents were 374 students in SDA tertiary schools in North Philippines. They answered two instruments: the Students’ Perceptions of Integration of Faith and Learning Practices (SPIP) and Valuegenesis 2 (VG2). Results of the study showed that students perceived moderately positive influences on their spirituality from each of the four major variables of the study. Significant differences are revealed between congregational and family factors, IFL, and student religiosity when grouped with selected background variables. Significant relationships were noted between: (a) congregational and family factors, (b) congregational factors and student religiosity, (c) family factors and student religiosity, (d) IFL and congregational factors, (e) IFL and family factors, and (f) IFL and faith maturity. A predictive model of faith maturity was also established.