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Self-Determination Theory and Perceptions of Spiritual Growth
Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2020-09-11 , DOI: 10.1080/15363759.2020.1806142
Andrea C. Walker 1 , John D. Hathcoat 2 , Ric T. Munoz 3 , Claire E. Ferguson 1 , Timothy G. Dean 1
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Abstract

College students have reported desire for contextual help cultivating religious and spiritual need fulfillment, yet little is known about how environmental factors achieve this outcome. Guided by Self-Determination Theory, a sequential, explanatory, mixed methods design utilized survey responses of undergraduate students enrolled in a Christian evangelical university (n = 869). Participants answered questions about faith maturity, autonomy, support, and religious pressures in the university environment, and narrated descriptions of their own spiritual growth and the university’s role in that process. Hierarchical regression found that autonomy support more strongly predicted vertical faith maturity when religious pressures were lower. Narrative descriptions were analyzed according to level of internalization, utilizing the self-determination continuum, and reported informational and controlling aspects in the environment. Qualitative results corroborated quantitative results regarding the importance of autonomy support. Findings suggest the importance of Christian universities engaging in approaches to fulfill the diverse and potentially evolving psychological needs of students, including competence, relatedness, and autonomy needs, according to Self-Determination Theory. College administrators are advised to proactively support the cultivation of warm and safe environments demonstrative of religious values and to allow for religious questioning.



中文翻译:

自我决定理论与精神成长感悟

摘要

大学生已经报告了在培养宗教和精神需求方面希望得到情境帮助的愿望,但人们对环境因素如何实现这一结果知之甚少。在自我决定理论的指导下,一种顺序的、解释性的、混合的方法设计利用了就读于基督教福音派大学的本科生的调查反应(n = 869)。参与者回答了有关大学环境中信仰成熟度、自主性、支持和宗教压力的问题,并叙述了他们自己的精神成长和大学在此过程中的作用。层次回归发现,当宗教压力较低时,自治支持更强烈地预测垂直信仰成熟度。叙事描述根据内化水平进行分析,利用自我决定连续体,并报告环境中的信息和控制方面。定性结果证实了关于自主支持重要性的定量结果。调查结果表明,基督教大学采取方法来满足学生多样化和潜在不断变化的心理需求的重要性,包括能力、相关性、根据自决理论,自主需要。建议高校管理人员积极支持营造体现宗教价值观的温馨、安全的环境,并允许宗教质疑。

更新日期:2020-09-11
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