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Research Hypothesis: Religion and Well-Being
Research Hypothesis: Religion and Well-Being
Below is the null hypothesis which was tested at 0.05 level of significance:
H02: There is a no significant effect of the spiritual and psychological formation toward
the students’ attitudes.
Theoritical Framework
The theoritical backbones of the study are the following theories: four domains
Matheson & Anisman, (2010), Mindfulness theory by Desbordes (2015) Fowlers’ Faith
theory (2004)
The four domains of spiritual health and well-being theory by Fisher (2011)
proposed that personal (to be with themselves), communal (to be with others),
environment (with the environment), and transcendental (with a transcendent) are the
basis of the spiritual formation to young senior high school students since human needs
the presence of each individual because through them the person become what they
are and even within or outside the campus students may not hold the view that they are
sole contributors to their own spiritual health. The quality of relationships in each of the
and the personal worldview and beliefs of the person. Transformation of spiritual growth
through retreat, recollection, and BEC can also involve a gradual change of interest
and values, often including a pilgrimatic search for meaning and purpose. Regardless of
feature
head to the very heart or core of a person through in-depth relationships (what is
referred to here as inspiration). Smith et al. (2013) sighted that spiritual well-being plays
grounded in a system of guiding beliefs and may serve as a powerful tool to shape
recollections, retreat, BEC were very essential on religious relationship and this
practices linked with a greater sense of meaning and purpose among the students
Lee and Hwang (2014) showed that private religious practice of students was
religious practices within the school it was found that recollection and retreat reduces
behavior (Chiesa and Serretti 2011; Hofmann et al. 2010; Zoogman et al.2015), and
However, Keng et al. (2011) stated that mindfulness has relationship with
children love, care, and formative support as they are taught of God’s love for them.
Christian education cannot only be about building Christian principles into the lives of
students, but about giving opportunities to build those principles into the lives of others
Fowler (2004) further stated religious education entails the need to engage
students with their faith to the point that their faith becomes meaningful and sustaining
schools strive to guide the spiritual formation of students, they address the concept of
educating the whole child, which refers to a person’s heart, soul, and mind. Willard
(2002) described that the whole person, the concepts of the heart, soul, and mind of
human nature, can be broken down into six basic aspects. These aspects are: thought;
feeling; choice, or one’s will, body, which includes one’s actions and how well one
interacts with his or her physical surroundings; social context, or one’s interpersonal
interactions; and soul, which is the factor that integrates all of the above to form one life”
(Willard, 2002). Thus, a Christian school with the priority to invest in spiritual formation
will have a process that is personal and social in nature” (Sink et al., 2007). This
process includes the three spheres: one’s relationship with God, with oneself, and with
others (Ma, 1999). By addressing the concept of educating the heart, soul, and mind of
their students, the school can influence key aspects of functioning (e.g., religion, stress
Schematic diagram
a. Spiritual, and
a. Retreat, b. Psychological
b. Recollection, and
c. BEC
Figure1. A schematic diagram shows the relationship between the independent and
The purpose of the study was to assess the San Agustin Institute of Technology
student’ spiritual and psychological formation. This study would be beneficial to the
following:
from this study. The result will hopefully give them essential information and knowledge
on their attitudes spiritually and psychologically based on the religious school activities.
The two offices will benefit from this study since there will be information on the
improve and develop the BEC, retreat, and recollection. The findings will provide them
bases to make religious school practices more dynamic as the offices explore, introduce
and adopt new approaches or methodologies which are suitable to the needs of the
terms of spiritual and psychological impact. The findings will hopefully enable them to
the church by the presence of the young students’ commitment. Instructors or spiritual
leaders/educator could help motivate students especially those who are inactive in this
program.
Future Researcher. The study would help the future researchers to
determine students’ formation about spiritual and psychological outcomes. The findings
will help them gain an objective perspective and wider understanding of the significance
of spiritual and psychological formation. Thus, the findings will surely be enriching to the
researcher to carry out responsibly of them to desire to become of the spiritual learners/
spiritual and psychological formation. The participants of this research were the Catholic
and non-Catholic senior high school students who studied at San Agustin Institute of
Technology in the Academic Year 2019-2020. This study was delimited on students’
BEC, retreat, and recollection domains about the spiritual and psychological formation
program among the senior high school courses or programs namely; STEM, HUMS,
GAS, TVL.
Definition of Terms
In order to have a common on the terms used in this study, the following
Attitudes. For this study , this refer to beliefs, knowledge, appreciation and
behavior of the senior high school students toward spiritual and psychological formation.
spiritual, and psychological formation in the Catholic school with three domains’
Formation. In this sudy, it refers to the students growth and development
influence by the religious practices through retreat, recollection, and BEC. It is the goal
students.
yearly the common location was in Impalambong Malaybalay City particularly in Jesuit
as program of SAIT, conducted yearly the common location either in school or JRH. It is
program of San Agustin Institute of Technology senior high school. It is conducted once
in a month wherein all students gather in an assembly for a Bible/faith sharing session
and facilitated by the spiritual student leaders, trained as BEC facilitators. They are
Minister of the senior high school responsible in initiating and organizing the BEC. It is
assisted bythe Campus Ministry club officers. The BEC follows certain structures or
models.
Spiritual. For this study, it refers to the degree of mastering the spiritual
person.