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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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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.

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University of KwaZulu-Natal--Students., Help-seeking behaviour--South Africa., Students--Religious life--South Africa., Psychology and religion., Theses--Psychology.

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