Aspects of Spirituality and Ideals to Help in Adolescents from Christian Academic High Schools

Autor/inn/en	Bussing, Arndt; Kerksieck, Philipp; Foller-Mancini, Axel; Baumann, Klaus
Titel	Aspects of Spirituality and Ideals to Help in Adolescents from Christian Academic High Schools
Quelle	In: International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 17 (2012) 2, S.99-116 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1364-436X
DOI	10.1080/1364436X.2012.680882
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Altruism; Foreign Countries; Intention; High School Students; Religious Factors; Gender Differences; Christianity; Predictor Variables; Spiritual Development; Helping Relationship; Student Attitudes; Ethics; Service Learning; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Ausland; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Geschlechterkonflikt; Christentum; Prädiktor; Helfende Beziehung; Schülerverhalten; Ethik; Service-Learning; Deutschland
Abstract	In a recent study, we found that 17-year-old adolescents appreciated most non-formal aspects of spirituality in terms of relational consciousness. Nevertheless, male students expressed a significantly higher self-centeredness than females. By investigating 900 adolescents from Christian academic high schools in the southwest of Germany, the study aimed to further understand aspects of spirituality, particularly with respect to the underlying motives of helping/altruism. Important ideals of helping were found in male and female students (albeit significantly higher in girls), and differential patterns of the altruistic/helping attitudes with respect to distinct aspects of spirituality. The best predictors of the ideal to help were "compassion/generosity," "conscious interactions," "religious orientation," and male gender as a negative predictor. Schools with a circumscribed ethical background could foster these intentions, attitudes and skills. Voluntary "Compassion Projects" and intensified practical school training programs at hospitals, retirement homes, kindergardens, etc, should be encouraged. (Contains 8 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10