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Madeline LaPolla – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Feelings of distress over the unknowns of the future refers to an intolerance of uncertainty (IU). IU is significantly linked to internalizing disorders like anxiety. College students are in a unique position of uncertainty and anxiety as they emerge into adulthood. Additionally, external sources of uncertainty, like the economy, may contribute to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Spiritual Development, Coping, Anxiety
Jonathan Kasler; Ofra Walter; Maurice J. Elias – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objectives: The present research had two main objectives. The first was to examine the impact of emotional intelligence and aspects of spiritual intelligence on life satisfaction among emerging adults in high-income countries. The second objective was to study the interactions between the variables. Methods: First, we used predictive analysis to…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Young Adults, Spiritual Development, Emotional Intelligence
Hok-Ko Pong – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2024
This study explores the correlation between spiritual well-being and game addiction among Chinese youths in Hong Kong. To examine such a relationship, cross-sectional data (N = 401) were taken from a sample of 209 Chinese university students in 2021 and 192 Chinese university students in 2022. They are between 18-21 years old. The participants…
Descriptors: Well Being, Spiritual Development, Addictive Behavior, Undergraduate Students
Seema Jain – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The research on the religious experience of international students is limited. This study explored international undergraduate female students' narratives on the importance of religion and spirituality in their international sojourn. Using a narrative case study, I interviewed six students (three Christian and three Hindu students) to discuss the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Foreign Students, Counseling Services, Spiritual Development
Matthew H. Lee; Rian R. Djita; Eric W. Price – Christian Higher Education, 2024
Enrollments in religious higher education institutions have increased in recent years. Leaders of these institutions often cite students' desire to attend a college or university supportive of their faith as a reason for enrolling. However, limited research has been done on whether religious colleges and universities are more supportive of faith…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Spiritual Development, College Students, Religious Colleges
Anne Drescher; Graceson Clements; Dorothy L. Espelage; Ashley B. Woolweaver; Madeleine Mizelle – College Teaching, 2025
The state of mental health has become increasingly concerning, particularly with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Emerging adulthood is a time of adjustment and growth, and for many youths this includes attending college. The transition to college often comes with significant challenges that impact student mental health. This study uses…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Mental Health, Health Education, Stress Variables
Ahmad Razak; Hillman Wirawan; M. Ahkam Alwi; Lukman; Novita Maulidya Jalal – Cogent Education, 2024
This study aims to develop spiritual competence training and test its direct impacts on student's emotional intelligence and well-being. Previous spiritual concepts and interventions were reviewed to create the most effective spiritual competence for students in Indonesia. To examine the validity of the training outcomes, emotional intelligence…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Training, Spiritual Development
Tracy L. Morin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The importance of spirituality in the lives and identities of LGBTQ students is sufficiently documented in extant scholarship to encourage campus leaders to consider spiritual support in their efforts to improve campus climate (Birch, 2011; Gold & Stewart, 2011; Love et al., 2005; Means et al., 2016; Pryor et al., 2017), but there is minimal…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Religious Factors, Case Studies, Universities
Hughes, Kyle R. – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2022
This article aims to recover the foundational importance of training in ascesis for Christian education. For early Christian pedagogues such as Basil of Caesarea and John Chrysostom, education was seen not so much as the transmission of information as it was an invitation to a life of virtue and faith; to this end they especially encouraged…
Descriptors: Christianity, Religious Education, Teaching Methods, Ethics
Burner, Susan J. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this project was to impact the participants' spiritual formation with an emphasis on cultural identity with a select group of White Christian college students at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan through a three-session small group that focused on spiritual formation, cultural identity development, and practicing spiritual…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Whites, Institutional Characteristics, Religious Colleges
Betts, Macon; Grabsch, Dustin K.; Davis, Veronica D.; Bell, Laura M.; Sheedy, Faith Ann – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2023
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,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Spiritual Development, Constructivism (Learning)
Callahan, Rebekah Joy – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Research shows that in a traditional college setting, resident assistants (RA) have access to and influence over students in several different ways. RAs are often utilized as academic and campus resources, counselors, problem solvers, and more. RAs have a unique access to students that no other administrator, faculty, or staff member does. Most…
Descriptors: Resident Advisers, Dormitories, College Students, Spiritual Development
Ben Lohmeyer; Kirsten Macaitis; Richard Schirmer – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2025
Existing literature on teaching sociology depicts a 'liberalising effect' of sociological ideas on student values. Furthermore, research on teaching sociology in conservative contexts is largely contained to North America and, as such, is silent on the impact of diffused religion, or what we term display-aversive spirituality, in the faith-based…
Descriptors: Sociology, Teaching Methods, Political Attitudes, Spiritual Development
James Chenpei Hwang – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this basic descriptive study was to understand how Chinese seminarians described online education as a means of spiritual formation based on their learning experiences at seminaries in the United States and Canada. Employing a qualitative research design, this study utilized a constructivist philosophical orientation to construct…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Colleges, Theological Education, Asian Culture
Johnnie H. Peyton – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this research study was to examine differences in perceptions of spirituality outcomes between online and in-person students taking theology courses at a Christian liberal arts college in the Midwestern United States. Using a validated instrument, the Religious Education Survey (RES), 71 students were surveyed. A one sample t test…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Theological Education, Christianity, Liberal Arts