Abstract
Religiuosity, spirituality, and adolescents’ self-adjustment. The objective of this study is to test the correlation among religiosity, spirituality and adolescents’ self-adjustment. A quantitative approach was employed in this study. Data were collected from 476 junior high schools students of 13 State Junior High Schools and one Junior High School Muhammadiyah in Magelang city. Data were collected using religiosity, spirituality and adolescents’ self-adjustment questionnaires. The results of this research showed that there is a significant correlation between religiuosity, spirituality, and adolescents’ self-adjustment and there are some differences between male and female adolescents’ self-adjustment.
Highlights
The development of modern societies causes increasing competitions
The results of this research showed that there is a significant correlation between religiuosity, spirituality, and adolescents’ self-adjustment and there are some differences between male and female adolescents’ self-adjustment
Self-adjustment of adolescents in Magelang city is categorized into average or good enough, their religiosity and spirituality are very high or very good, based on the results the descriptive analysis using the Z-test. It is because the condition of Magelang city is relatively quiet and the people still strongly hold religious values as marked by among others the well-functioning of religious institutions and activities
Summary
The development of modern societies causes increasing competitions. Wallace (1999) suggests that the internet booming happens too quickly, and we do not have time to retreat and to see systematically the new environment that gives strong influences on behavior. Internet has created a new environment, a place where human beings make actions and interactions. Increasing competition demands each person to continually make self-adjustments. Scott (1998) states that one of the main hindrances in facing life in the society with advanced technology is a need to adjust oneself to any variations that may result in conflicts in families, friendships, work groups or schools. Self-adjustment should be made by everyone, including adolescents. This self-adjustment among adolescents is not an easy task to do, since adolescents should make adjustments to themselves and their environment. Some adolescents are successful in the adjustments, but some fail
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