Student organization involvement proposed to positively correlate with academic performance and college satisfaction
Jorgo Lika
Discussion 304- Tuesday, 1:20
Psychology 530
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Introduction The college campus is an intimidating place for incoming freshmen, especially when attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison). UW-Madison has a large campus with an overwhelming amount of majors, buildings, faculty, and students. One key way students connect with one another is through similar interests and belief systems. This paper seeks to understand the role religion plays on a college student and his/her college experiences. I will specifically look at students a part of a religious student …show more content…
Religiosity in muslim college students had a positive “correlation with happiness, satisfaction with life, physical health, and mental health.” (Abdel-Khalek, 1136). The author attributes this to religious practices that relieve negative emotion. Activities such as prayer, reciting Qur’an, or remembering Allah all help relieve emotions like depression and anxiety. A study by Semplonius saw a similar effect in college students where “higher involvement in religious activities predicted less difficulty with emotion regulation over time” (Semplonius, 1601). Therefore, this further suggests that religions helps college students cope with emotions and …show more content…
Religion is positively correlated with good academic performance, emotional stability, and social ties. This is consistent in Kuwait, Canada, and the United States with multiple different religions. At UW-Madison, the best way for a religious student to be a part of a community is to join a religious student-run organization. Therefore, members of religious student organizations are likely actively participating in religious activities. These students will also have a network of friends that will support them and give them a “place to go.” Therefore, I hypothesize that students involved in religious student organizations at UW-Madison will have better academic performance and will be more satisfied with their college experience than students in non-religious student organizations.
Research Question and Hypothesis
Will students a part of a religious student organization at UW-Madison have better academic performance than students in a non-religious group?
Are students a part of religious organizations at UW-Madison overall more satisfied with their college experience than students in non-religious groups?
I hypothesize that students involved in religious student organizations at UW-Madison will have better academic performance and will be more satisfied with their college experience than students in non-religious student
Jorgo Lika
Discussion 304- Tuesday, 1:20
Psychology 530
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Introduction The college campus is an intimidating place for incoming freshmen, especially when attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison). UW-Madison has a large campus with an overwhelming amount of majors, buildings, faculty, and students. One key way students connect with one another is through similar interests and belief systems. This paper seeks to understand the role religion plays on a college student and his/her college experiences. I will specifically look at students a part of a religious student …show more content…
Religiosity in muslim college students had a positive “correlation with happiness, satisfaction with life, physical health, and mental health.” (Abdel-Khalek, 1136). The author attributes this to religious practices that relieve negative emotion. Activities such as prayer, reciting Qur’an, or remembering Allah all help relieve emotions like depression and anxiety. A study by Semplonius saw a similar effect in college students where “higher involvement in religious activities predicted less difficulty with emotion regulation over time” (Semplonius, 1601). Therefore, this further suggests that religions helps college students cope with emotions and …show more content…
Religion is positively correlated with good academic performance, emotional stability, and social ties. This is consistent in Kuwait, Canada, and the United States with multiple different religions. At UW-Madison, the best way for a religious student to be a part of a community is to join a religious student-run organization. Therefore, members of religious student organizations are likely actively participating in religious activities. These students will also have a network of friends that will support them and give them a “place to go.” Therefore, I hypothesize that students involved in religious student organizations at UW-Madison will have better academic performance and will be more satisfied with their college experience than students in non-religious student organizations.
Research Question and Hypothesis
Will students a part of a religious student organization at UW-Madison have better academic performance than students in a non-religious group?
Are students a part of religious organizations at UW-Madison overall more satisfied with their college experience than students in non-religious groups?
I hypothesize that students involved in religious student organizations at UW-Madison will have better academic performance and will be more satisfied with their college experience than students in non-religious student