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The Relationship Between Spirituality, Stress, and Academic Performance

Cox, Crystal Janell
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1305258623

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2011, Master of Education (MEd), Bowling Green State University, Curriculum and Teaching.
The current thesis seeks to extend the body of research on spirituality by directly examining its relationship to stress and college academic performance using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Research shows the stress is prevalent among college students for hosts of reasons and that stress has an impact on their academic performance and college retention. Poor performance and low retention not only stunt students' intellectual and economic potential, but reflects poorly on universities. Spirituality is a resilient and controversial variable that has evidenced an ability to help people better cope with stress. It is also related to several other positive psycho-social variables; however, the literature concerning its relationship with academic performance is narrow and inconsistent. 100 students were surveyed, and ten of which were also interviewed, who attend three distinct universities in the Midwest. Students were given a Demographic Questionnaire and the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale, as well as asked question about their relationship with God and their academic achievement. Result showed that though there were no significant correlations between stress and academic performance or stress and spirituality, that there were multiple factors that predicted academic success including demographic variables, religious denomination, and satisfaction with current grades. Findings are discussed in terms of better understanding the salutary effects of spirituality and the impact spiritually-based coping could have on student achievement and universities success.
Tracy Huziak-Clark (Committee Chair)
Lan Li (Committee Member)
Angela Nelson (Committee Member)
70 p.
Education
Spirituality; Stress; Academic Performance; GPA; College; Emerging Adulthood

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  • Cox, C. J. (2011). The Relationship Between Spirituality, Stress, and Academic Performance [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1305258623

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cox, Crystal. The Relationship Between Spirituality, Stress, and Academic Performance. 2011. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1305258623.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cox, Crystal. "The Relationship Between Spirituality, Stress, and Academic Performance." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1305258623

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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