[[alternative]]A Study on the Relationship between Afterlife Beliefs and Parents'Funeral Planning Orientation of College Students

[[abstract]] 本研究旨在探討大學生來生信念與對親代喪禮規劃取向之現況，並分析不同背景變項的大學生在來生信念及對親代喪禮規劃取向之差異情形，進而了解大學生來生信念與對親代喪禮規劃取向之相關情形。本研究採用問卷調查法進行資料蒐集，並引用蔡明昌編製之大學生來生信念量表和自編之喪禮規劃取向量表為研究工具，分層隨機抽取全國1000 名大學生為樣本，根據受試者填答資料進行分析討論後，獲致以下結論： 一、國內女性大學生傾向相信來生的存在。 二、國內大學生較傾向接受因果報應和審判的決定機制。 三、國內大學生傾向認為人死後將面臨輪迴投胎或轉化成其他能量。 四、有無宗教信仰的大學生其來生信念具有顯著差異。 五、信仰基督宗教的大學生具有較高的審判觀、救贖觀和天堂觀。 六、信仰佛教、道教、一貫道、民間信仰的大學生最相信因果報應、輪迴投胎和成神變鬼之說。 七、國內大學生對親代傾向採取傳統孝親取向和紀念追思取向的喪禮。 八、不同性別的大學生對親代喪禮規劃取向有顯著差異。 九、有參加喪禮經驗的大學生，傾向採取傳統孝親取向的喪禮。 十、信仰佛教、道教、一貫道、民間信仰的大學生傾向採取宗教儀式取向、民俗文化取向、傳統孝親取向的喪禮。 十一、信仰基督宗教的大學生傾向採取紀念追思取向的喪禮。 十二、宗教信仰虔誠的大學生，在對親代喪禮規劃取向上，顯著高於宗教信仰不虔誠的大學生。 十三、大學生的來生信念與對親代喪禮規劃取向有顯著相關。本研究依據實證研究結果，提出建議供大學生、學校、相關教育單位及後續研究參考。[[abstract]] The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between afterlife beliefs and parents’ funeral planning orientation of college students. In order to achieve the purpose mentioned above, two questionnaires were thus developed in the study. Data was collected with Afterlife Beliefs Scale, which was designed by Tsai Ming-Chang and Parents’ Funeral Planning Orientation Scale. The samples were selected randomly from 1000 college students in Taiwan. The analysis of the data revealed the following main conclusions: （1）The female college students intended to believe the afterlife. （2）The college students intended to accept the retributive justice and judgment decision mechanism in Taiwan. （3）The college students intended to consider that people will face the samsara or transform into other kind of energy in afterlife. （4）The effect of the college students’ religious orientation on afterlife beliefs was significant. （5） The Christian college students had higher concepts of judgment, redemption and heaven. （6） The college students believe Buddhism, Taoism, Yit Kuan Tao, and the folk religious most believe the statement of the retributive justice, the samsara and turn into the god or the ghost. （7） The college students intended to adopt the tradition and the commemoration of the parents’ funeral planning orientation. （8） Gender effects significantly to the parents’ funeral planning orientation was found among college students. （9） The college students who have the mourning ritual experiences, tended to adopt the tradition of the parents’ funeral planning orientation. （10）The college students believe Buddhism, Taoism, Yit Kuan Tao, and the folk religious tended to adopt the religious rite, folk custom culture, tradition of the parents’ funeral planning orientation. （11）The Christian college students tended to adopt the commemoration of the parents’ funeral planning orientation. （12）A significant correlation was found between religious attitude and the parents’ funeral planning orientation. （13）A significant correlation was found between afterlife beliefs and the parents’ funeral planning orientation.Based on the findings, suggestions were advanced for college students, universities, educational organizations, and further studies were recommended