A Social Network Analysis of Undergraduate Students' Psychology and Faith Integration: Network Size, Frequency, and Depth of Student Conversations Correlate with Integration
Social network analysis was used to assess the role of close relationships on students' faith integration with psychology. A survey of 105 undergraduate psychology students at a Christian university included a measure of psychology and faith integration (i.e., the Psy-FI scale), the number of p...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Journal of psychology and christianity
Year: 2022, Volume: 41, Issue: 4, Pages: 278-292 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Social network
/ College student
/ Conversation
/ Psychologist
/ Faith
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| IxTheo Classification: | AE Psychology of religion ZD Psychology |
| Summary: | Social network analysis was used to assess the role of close relationships on students' faith integration with psychology. A survey of 105 undergraduate psychology students at a Christian university included a measure of psychology and faith integration (i.e., the Psy-FI scale), the number of people they regularly discuss psychology and faith topics with, the frequency and depth of their conversations, and the degree to which conversation partners are interconnected and similar to themselves. Results showed approximately 31% of students did not regularly discuss psychology and faith, while 40% did so with only one to two people. The size of students' conversation network, and the frequency and depth of their conversations, were positively correlated with Psy-FI scale scores. In an exploratory analysis of students' conversation partners, 46% shared similar psychology backgrounds and 55% religious backgrounds. Moreover, the degree of psychology and religious homophily positively correlated with Psy-FI scores. Finally, when controlling for network size, network density was unrelated to Psy-FI scores. Implications for fostering faith integration in students via conversations with close others are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 0733-4273 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and christianity
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