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ERIC Number: EJ851364
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jun
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1673-341X
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Spiritual Beliefs among Chinese Junior High School Students
Lili, Tian; Shenghua, Jin
Frontiers of Education in China, v1 n2 p328-337 Jun 2006
Objective: To explore the characteristics of the spiritual beliefs among junior high school students. Method: 431 junior high school students are measured by Students' Basic Information Questionnaire (SBIQ) and Middle School Students' Spiritual Beliefs Questionnaire (MSSSBQ). Results: (1) The overall characteristics of the spiritual beliefs among junior high school students are as follows: social beliefs rank first, practical faith second, and supernatural beliefs last. The ranks of the seven beliefs from high to low are nationalism, political conviction, family's doctrine, life worship, religious beliefs, money/material and gods worship. (2) Boy students have higher political conviction and money/material faith than girl students. Girl students have higher religious beliefs than boy students. (3) On the beliefs of money/material and life worship, students in Grade 9 take the first place, Grade 8 second and Grade 7 last. (4) Non-student cadres have stronger money/material faith than cadres. (5) League members have higher political beliefs than non-members. (6) Students who are good at studies have stronger national faith than students who are average or poor at studies. Students who are poor at studies have stronger money/material faith than other students. Conclusion: The spiritual beliefs of junior high school students are positive.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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