[[alternative]]Comparisons between the Afterlife Beliefs and Life Attitudes of Theological and Buddish Students

[[abstract]]本研究旨在瞭解神學院與佛學院學生之來生信念與生命態度的現況，比較神學院與佛學院學生在來生信念與生命態度上兩者間是否有差異，分析來生信念與生命態度兩者間之關係，以及探討來生信念量表字義陳述上是否清楚。本研究以台灣北部145位神學院與佛學院學生為研究對象。研究方法採用問卷調查方式，以蔡明昌編制之「來生信念量表」及謝曼盈編制之「生命態度量表」為本研究中施測工具，將資料進行分析討論後，得到結論如下：一、神學院與佛學院學生在最高教育程度、個人宗教信仰、父母親宗教信仰、小時候宗教信仰的影響、及宗教教義上有差異。二、佛學院與神學院學生在來生信念之決定機制、來生境況、確信其有、確信其無、審判、救贖、因果報應、輪迴投胎、另一個人間、成神變鬼、化成其它能量等來生信念上有顯著差異。三、佛學院與神學院學生在生命態度之「存在感」層面有顯著差異。四、佛學院與神學院學生在來生信念與生命態度於部分分項量上有顯著性相關。五、受測者因對問卷字義陳述的不清楚、對其他宗教教義及宗教術語的不了解，而影響作答的正確性。[[abstract]]The aim of this study was to investigate the afterlife beliefs and life attitudes of the current students studying in theological and Buddhist colleges, and to figure out the differences in their afterlife beliefs and life attitudes. Then, to find out the relationship between afterlife beliefs and life attitudes and to evaluate the clarities of the items shown in the questionnaire of Afterlife Beliefs Scale. Total of 145 students studying in theological or Buddhist colleges around northern area of Taiwan were recruited to join the investigation. The investigation was conducted by questionnaire survey using the tools of Afterlife Beliefs Scale and Life Attitude Scale. Based on the results of investigation and discussion, we drew many conclusions shown as the followings:1. Backgrounds of students from theological and Buddhist colleges are significantly different in the degree of education, individual religious belief, the religious beliefs of parents, the influences of religious beliefs in childhood, and religious doctrines.2. Afterlife beliefs of students from theological and Buddhist colleges are significantly different in the underling determining mechanism, the scenario of afterlife, being believer , being unbeliever, judgment, atonement, karma, transmigration of the soul, another world, being ghost or God, and translation of life. 3. Their life attitudes are significantly different in the feelings of existence.4. The connection between afterlife and life attitudes is significant in part of subscale for students from theological and Buddhist colleges5. Sometimes, the accuracy of questionnaire survey was affected by the misunderstanding to the religious terminology for believers of the other religion