Norton, Jasmine
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Professor: Dr. Valerie Bussell
ABSTRACT:
The purpose of current study is to examine perceived stress, religiosity, and social support coping among college students. Differences among, religious affiliation, ethnicity and classification were also assessed. Participants included a convenience sample of 156 undergraduate and graduate college students attending a private religiously affiliated university in Houston, Texas. The measures used to examine participants included: a demographic questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Scale, the Ways of Coping Seeking Social Support subscale, and the Religiosity Measure. The results of the study yielded a significant relationship between perceived stress and seeking social support. Findings also demonstrated significant differences when comparing means on the Religiosity measure across religious affiliations. The significant findings of the study support the literature examining religiosity, stress, and social support. The results of the study suggest future research in examining religiosity among differing religious affiliations, as well as ethnic groups.
