ABSTRACT

Individuals vary in how much exploration and commitment they invest in their identities, which results in different identity “statuses” across a population. Although the majority of Filipinos in Canada identify as Christian, how they each formed their religious identity status may be different, which would be important to understand given the strong relation between mental health and religiosity. Filipino Canadian youth (N = 181) aged 14 to 25 completed online questionnaires about their religious identity status, religiosity, and mental health. A cluster analysis was conducted on youth’s engagement with religious identity formation processes, and results revealed five religious identity statuses: Internalized, Ruminative Moratorium, Undifferentiated, Foreclosed, and Indifferent. Filipino youth with different religious identity statuses had distinct religious experiences and endorsed different levels of mental health. The study highlights the diverse religious experiences in a religiously homogeneous ethnic group which may have implications for mental health.

摘要

个人对自己身份的探索和投入程度各不相同，这导致整个人群的身份“状态”不同。尽管加拿大的大多数菲律宾人都认为自己是基督徒，但他们各自形成宗教身份的方式可能不同，鉴于心理健康与宗教信仰之间的密切关系，理解这一点很重要。菲律宾裔加拿大青年（N= 181) 14 至 25 岁的人完成了关于他们的宗教身份、宗教信仰和心理健康的在线问卷调查。对青年参与宗教身份形成过程进行了聚类分析，结果揭示了五种宗教身份状态：内化、暂停沉思、未分化、止赎和冷漠。具有不同宗教身份的菲律宾青年有不同的宗教经历，并认可不同程度的心理健康。该研究强调了宗教同质种族群体的不同宗教经历，这可能对心理健康产生影响。