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| | Struggling to keep the faith |
 | | The study's authors--Jeffrey Hayes, PhD, associate professor of counseling psychology, and counseling psychology doctoral student Chad V. Johnson of Pennsylvania State University--documented the prevalence and predictors of religious and spiritual concerns among 5,472 college students from 39 universities, using a national archival data set. |
| | While questioning their faith, students may find problems seep into other aspects of their lives, Hayes says. |
| | For example, researchers found that students with spiritual or religious concerns were nearly twice as likely as clients who did not have spiritual problems to be confused about their beliefs and values, 25 percent more likely to have sexual concerns, and 22 to 29 percent more likely to have problems related to relationships with peers. |
| www.apa.org /monitor/dec03/struggling.html (911 words) |
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