| Religion, resilience, and psychological well-being are topics of interests to school psychologists, yet little is known about the relationships among the three. The primary purpose of this researcher was to explore the role of religious involvement in childhood and adolescence in predicting resilience and well-being in early adulthood. Specifically, the Religious Practices and Organized Religion Scale (John E. Fetzer Institute, 1999), the Resilience Scale (Wagnild & Young. 1987), and the Psychological Well-being Scale (Ryff, 1989) were administered to 431 college freshmen. Religiousness, religious education experiences, one's perceived importance of religion, involvement in religious voluntary activities, and family involvement in religious activities during childhood and adolescence were expected to lead to greater resilience and psychological well-being in early adulthood. These hypotheses were not supported. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that resilience would mediate the relationship between religiousness and psychological well-being, though this hypothesis was not supported. Although religiousness was not a significant predictor of resilience or psychological well-being, resilience significantly predicted psychological well-being. Limitations of the present study, directions for future research, and practical implications for school psychologists, teachers, and school administrators for enhancing resilience and psychological well-being among their students are discussed. |
