Religions (Mar 2018)

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

  • Rito Baring,
  • Philip Joseph Sarmiento,
  • Nestor Sibug,
  • Paolo Lumanlan,
  • Benita Bonus,
  • Cristina Samia,
  • Stephen Reysen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/rel9030085
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 3
p. 85

Abstract

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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.

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