A Descriptive Study of the Relationship between Spirituality and Coping among College Students in Metro Manila

Abstract

The study determined whether the college students' levels of spirituality were associated with their perceived stress, their locus of control and the coping strategies they employed to deal with stress. Respondents included two hundred and three (203) 1st to 3rd year college students currently enrolled in colleges and universities in Metro Manila. A survey questionnaire with closed and open questions, Spirituality and Perceived Stress Scales were utilized for data gathering. Pearson r statistical method was used to determine the correlation between level of spirituality and perceived stress, while Chi-Square Test was used to find if the college students' levels of spirituality were independent of their loci of control and coping strategies. The results indicated that yielded a negative correlation (r =- .726) between their levels of spirituality and perceived stress, and a significant relation * = .001) between their loci of control and level of spirituality. Results also showed that their levels of spirituality influence the type of emotion-focused coping strategies college students use.