Abstract
The Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS) is an instrument that measures the centrality, importance, or salience of religious meanings in personality. Addressing the dearth of research on the salience of religion among Filipino Christian youths, the researchers explore in this paper the degree of religiosity of selected university students and the relevance of religious beliefs in their daily life by validating the Abrahamic forms of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS-5, CRS-10, and CRS-15). This paper specifically answers the following questions: (1) What CRS version is valid for Filipino Christian youths? (2) What is the position of the religious construct-system among selected Filipino Christian university students? and (3) How does the centrality of religiosity influences the selected Filipino Christian university students’ subjective experience and behavior? Means and standard deviations were calculated for the five subscales of the centrality of religiosity for CRS-5, CRS-10, and CRS-15. The distribution of the subscale scores was also computed using measures of skewness and kurtosis. Cronbach’s α values are provided for each of the subscales to establish internal consistency. Descriptive statistics were also computed with the use of the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software version 20. Bivariate correlations are reported for all CRS-15 items. This paper established that in a predominantly Christian country such as the Philippines, the CRS-15 is suitable in measuring the centrality of religiosity among Filipino Christian youths.
Highlights
The Philippines is celebrating 500 years of Christianity
This paper answers the following questions: (1) What Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS) version is valid for Filipino Christian youths? (2) What is the position of the religious construct-system among selected Filipino Christian university students? and (3) How does the centrality of religiosity influence the selected Filipino Christian university students’ subjective experience and behavior?
This study aims to validate the Abrahamic versions of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS-15, CRS, 10, and CRS-5) by using samples from Filipino Christian youths studying in selected universities in the Philippines
Summary
The Philippines is celebrating 500 years of Christianity. This milestone is important for a predominantly Christian country wherein 80% of the population are Roman Catholics and 11% belong to other Christian denominations ( 2011). The Philippines is considered as a country of the young. Among the estimated 100 million Filipinos, 28% are youths whose ages range from 10 to 24 years (UNFPA Philippines 2020) Since many Filipino Christians consider faith as very important in their lives (Patinio 2020), the Philippines is an important locus of inquiry on the salience of religion and religiosity. There are numerous religiously affiliated individuals in the Philippines, the extent of their religiosity is unclear. The researchers inquire: “Are Filipino Christian youths religious?” More importantly, “How does religion influence the Filipino Christian youth’s subjective experience and behavior?” In assessing the religiosity of Filipino Christian youths, this paper hopes to provide a better understanding of how religion affects the personal life of selected university students in a mostly Christian country
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