Religious Commitment and Political Participation among Filipino Students in University-Based Religious Organizations

Authors

  • Jay Denvher Quinamot Soriano Polytechnic University of the Philippines
  • Grace Dolim Adorable Polytechnic University of the Philippines
  • Ian Ibanez Llenares National University
  • Racidon Bernarte Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Abstract

Studies involving how religion affects the political dogma of an individual have
exceedingly been laid on the surface of social science since the recognition of societal diversity. While it has always been argued that the concepts hold a strong connection, the need for a concrete characterization of religion and politics gets even more in demand as several considerations like multi-stage perspectives should be carried out. This study assessed the extent of how religious commitment can influence the political participation of members of university-based religious organizations. Using multiple regression analysis, only religious commitment had weak inverse relationship (t = -4.04, standardized β = -0.28, p<0.001, adjusted r2 = 0.07%) to political participation
even if sex of respondents is controlled in the analysis. The religious commitment can only explain a little portion of the political participation of the respondents. There may be other significant factors that can explain the political participation of the respondents. This study has an implication on the student’s moral development and political awareness.

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Author Biographies

Jay Denvher Quinamot Soriano, Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Jay Denvher Q. Soriano is a graduating student of Communication Research at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. While in his junior year, he served as the President of the Circle of Research Enthusiasts (CORE), the official academic organization of the PUP – Department of Communication Research where he gained status as one of the student leaders who have conducted college and university-wide events with professors and college biggest names. His background as a scholar of a United Kingdom-based charity led him to be passionate in appreciating the gift of education; he maintained his scholarship with consistent grades for President’s Lister from first to third year and Dean’s Lister in the previous semester. He worked as copywriter intern in a digital advertising firm in Makati City called Comm&Sense, Inc. and research intern in Prestige Marketing Research Services, Inc. His research interests include psychological communication, family and dialectical communication, socio-political, and media-related studies.

Grace Dolim Adorable, Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Grace D. Adorable is a graduating student of Communication Research at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. She is a senior student artist of PUP University Center for Culture and the Arts since her freshman year. She was able to showcase her musical artistry when her band represented PUP for PASUC Culture and Arts Festival in both 2016 and 2017. She was also one of the scriptwriters and segment producers of MULAT Documentary Guild and won awards for Best in Scriptwriting and Best Documentary. She maintained her academic scholarship from Pasig City’s scholarship program since her junior year in high school and was able to upkeep consistent GPAs as a Dean and President’s Lister in the previous semesters. She worked as a copywriter intern in Comm&Sense, Inc. and a research intern in Prestige Marketing Research Services Co. Her research interests include feminist studies, gender studies, psychological communication, humanities research, and media-related studies.

Ian Ibanez Llenares, National University

Ian I. Llenares is a registered psychometrician and a certified Industrial/ Organizational Psychologist. He is a graduate of BS Psychology and MA Industrial Psychology in a state college in Manila. Presently, he is a candidate for PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He is connected at Metropolitan Medical Center College of Arts Science and Technology as Program Chair of Psychology Department. He is also part of The Masters Psychological Services as Reviewer. He is a volunteer lay counselor and works as a consultant in research and data analysis. Furthermore, he is a Research grant awardee of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Discovery Aid Research and Extension Trans/ Interdisciplinary Opportunity (DARE TO) on the research "Multidisciplinary Approach Towards Drug Addiction Recovery". His interest in research further led him to work as Journal Reviewer of BANWA PUBLICATIONS of University of the Philippines Mindanao in 2017 and Research Editor of PNTC Journal Vol. 1 of PNTC Colleges in 2016. So far, he has five research publications in local journals and two different manuscripts under review of International Publications.

Racidon Bernarte, Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Racidon P. Bernarte is currently the Assistant Vice President for Research, Extension, Planning and Development at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. His works entail supervision of the research programme of the university, which includes approval, monitoring, and evaluation of research projects. He is Professor in College of Communication, Graduate School, and Open University System. He has published articles in peer-reviewed international journals in the areas of media, communication, and education.

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2020-02-11

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Soriano, J. D. Q., Adorable, G. D., Llenares, I. I., & Bernarte, R. (2020). Religious Commitment and Political Participation among Filipino Students in University-Based Religious Organizations. PRISM, 23(1). Retrieved from https://norsu.edu.ph/norsuprism/index.php/norsuprism/article/view/169

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Vol. 23 No. 1 (2018)

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