Abstract:
The study determined the influence of religiosity and spirituality on the behavior of elementary school pupils in the Bocaue District during the School Year 2022-2023. With explanatory sequential mixed methods as the research design and 391 pupils and parents and 70 teachers as respondents of the study, findings showed that the majority of the parents who participated in the study are male, finished high school, and catholic. The pupils' level of religiosity in terms of conviction, and emotional involvement was "high" and in terms of preoccupation and guidance was "moderately high". Pupils' level of spirituality in terms of belief in the Creator and spiritual beliefs were "high" and in terms of spiritual practices was "moderately high". Teachers assessed the aggressive peers' behavior of their pupils as "never" while parents arrived at "sometimes" assessments. Meanwhile, parents and teachers assessed pupils' behaviors in terms of pro-social with peers as "always". Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn: Pupils whose parents belong to the age bracket of 26 to 30 have a higher level of religiosity and spirituality. Furthermore, female parents who participated in the conduct of the study have children with a higher level of religiosity and spirituality. A Positive correlation existed between pupils' level of religiosity and spirituality and their behavior in terms of pro-social with peers. A negative correlation existed between pupils' level of religiosity and spirituality and their behavior in terms of being aggressive with peers
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