Religiosity, locus of control and gender as predictors of academic and social behaviors of college students

• Main Authors: Sia, Erwin John O., Tuason, Patricia Gianina C., Vivas, John Carlos R.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Religiousness; Locus of control; Gender identity; Academic achievement; Interpersonal relations; College students
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/9928
• Institution: De La Salle University

The present study examines the relationship of religiosity, locus of control and gender to the academic performance, academic engagement, pro-social behavior and peer influence of college students. Strayhorn's Religiousness Scale, Rotter's Locus of Control Scale, the UCUES Academic Engagement Scale, CiAS Pro-social Behavior Scale and Peer Influence Scale were administered to 299 college students to measure religiosity, locus of control, academic engagement, pro-social behavior and peer influence respectively. Multiple regression analyses showed that high levels of religiosity are associated with high levels of academic engagement and pro-social behavior however, religiosity did not predict peer influence. Females who are religious are more likely to have better academic performance than females who are not, but males' academic performance are not affected by religiosity. Locus of control and gender did not predict any of the criterion.