title: Exploring university mission-identity perceptions: predictors of faith maturity.
abstract: Two studies examined mission-identity perceptions as predictors of faith maturity among students at a faith-based university. Study 1 (n = 304; 222 women, 82 men) assessed the relationships among students in the general student population. Study 2 was a replication of Study 1, but included students involved with a campus ministry organization (n = 94; 69 women, 25 men). In Study 1, innovative and inclusive mission-identity perceptions were significant, positive predictors of vertical and horizontal faith maturity. The findings of Study 2 were consistent with those of Study 1, with one exception. Specifically, no evidence of a relationship between mission-identity perceptions (innovative and inclusive) and horizontal faith maturity was found in Study 2. Results may offer insight into the factors that influence students' spiritual development at faith-based universities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA.
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Koenigs
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ferrari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002410:Catholicism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D012649:Self Concept; D012933:Social Identification; D029181:Spirituality; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities