Religious Orientation and Religious Commitment among University Students from Christian Homes

1Leonard Chidi Ilechukwu

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Abstract:

With a cross-sectional survey design, this research investigated the religious orientation and religious commitment of a sample of 200 University students from Christian homes. The researcher used the 15-item revised version of the Religious Orientation Scale (ROS) and the 10-item Religious Commitment Inventory–10 (RCI–10) for data collection. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlations and student t-test were used for analyzing the data at 0.05 significance level. Results showed that there was no significant mean difference in the religious orientation scores of male and female university students from Christian homes. Findings also showed that there was no significant mean difference in the religious commitment scores of the male and female university students from Christian homes. Results further indicate that there was no significant difference in the religious commitment score of intrinsically and extrinsically religiously oriented university students from Christian homes. The study showed a non-significant negative correlation between religious orientation and religious commitment scores of the students. It is suggested that universities increase religious activities and continually instil awareness regarding the significance of positive religious orientation and religious commitment among students.

Keywords:

Christian Homes, Religious Orientation, Students

Paper Details
Month12
Year2020
Volume24
IssueIssue 10
Pages7621-7629