A quantitative study looking at the relationship between religious beliefs, religious affiliation, religious orientation and help-seeking among university students.
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2011
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Abstract
This purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between religious beliefs,
religious affiliation, religious orientation, as defined by Allport and Ross (1967) and help-seeking
behaviour amongst students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg
campus. The need for this research has been motivated by the limited amount of previous
research in this area. The influence of gender on help-seeking behaviour and on religious
orientation was also explored. Questionnaires comprising of the Religious Orientation Scale,
General Help-seeking questionnaire and demographic information in terms of age, gender
and religious affiliation were administered to students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal,
Pietermaritzburg campus. The sample consisted of 100 students from various religions,
language, sexual orientation, age. The results revealed a significant difference between
religious beliefs and religious orientation on help-seeking behaviour. In terms of
demographic variables, gender had influence on religious orientation or help-seeking
behaviour, respectively. However, religious affiliation had no influence on help-seeking
behaviour.
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Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2011.
Keywords
University of KwaZulu-Natal--Students., Help-seeking behaviour--South Africa., Students--Religious life--South Africa., Psychology and religion., Theses--Psychology.