Traditional and Non-Traditional Religious Interests among Female College-Age Christians

Nontraditional religious interests & religious consciousness have been largely ignored by researchers in favor of traditional aspects of religion & indicators of religiosity such as church attendance. Among the problems inhibiting a focus on these neglected aspects is the lack of a methodolo...

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Published in:Review of religious research 1977-01, Vol.18 (2), p.163-167
Main Authors: Kozubal, S. Xavier, Flatter, Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age/Ageism
Apperception
Christian/Christians/Christianity/ Christianization
Christianity
Churches
College/Colleges/Collegians
Female/Females (see also Woman)
Gaudiya
Interest/Interests
Q sort
Religion/Religions/Religious
Religiosity
Religious rituals
Research and Commentary
Research methods
Spiritual belief systems
Tradition/Traditions/ Traditional/ Traditionalistic/ Traditionalism
United States/US
Yoga
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Summary:Nontraditional religious interests & religious consciousness have been largely ignored by researchers in favor of traditional aspects of religion & indicators of religiosity such as church attendance. Among the problems inhibiting a focus on these neglected aspects is the lack of a methodological means enabling the study of consciousness. Religious consciousness & nontraditional interests could be explored through the use of "Q-sort" techniques & the thematic apperception test (TAT). As a pretest, the Spiritual Interest Q-Sort Apperception Test (S. Kozubal, "Spiritual Interest Q-Sort and Apperception Test," Unpublished, U of Maryland, College Park), consisting of 12 items depicting religious scenes ranging from the traditional to the nontraditional, was administered to 29 F students in a small Eastern Coll. Each S arranged & selected the cards, & developed stories about the people in the situations selected. Results indicate that neither the highly traditional nor the highly nontraditional meet the needs of the women tested. 1 Table. G. Hydoski.
ISSN:0034-673X
DOI:10.2307/3509650