ERIC Number: EJ1393893
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jul
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1442-018X
EISSN: EISSN-2199-4625
Spirituality's Effect on Academic Resilience among Race and Ethnicity Groups
Journal of Religious Education, v71 n2 p139-154 Jul 2023
Our intent was understanding the impact of spirituality on student resilience among race/ethnicity groups within the context of a parochial education. Students with high levels of resilience in high school and college settings experience academic persistence and school completion (Eisenberg, Lipson & Posselt, in New Directions for Student Services, 156: 87-95, 2016; Hartley, in Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 4: 240-250, 2013). Our observational study surveyed students in a Catholic high school and university. Resilience was significantly correlated with spirituality and higher than the norm among all race/ethnicities. However, both spirituality and resilience were higher for students of color (Blacks, Biracial and Latino/as). We found that spirituality mediated the relationship between race/ethnicity and resilience scores. Higher spirituality in students of color contributed to higher resilience.
Descriptors: High School Students, College Students, Religious Factors, Resilience (Psychology), Race, Academic Achievement, Ethnic Groups, Religious Schools, Catholic Schools, Minority Group Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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