Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Date of Award
8-2008
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Wayne Gillespie
Committee Members
Dennis Hamm, Michael C. Braswell
Abstract
This study was conducted in an attempt to understand which, if any, groups of college students are susceptible to cult influence based on false perceptions. Religion is a powerful practice that, if used for the wrong reasons, can influence a person to dissolve social and financial relationships with family, friends, and the surrounding community. Surveys were given to randomly selected cluster samples of students currently enrolled at the university. These surveys consisted of demographic questions and a scale designed to measure perceptions. Also devised was a scale to measure traits of depression. Both bivariate and multivariate analysis showed that the depression scale was more significant than the perceptions scale in measuring vulnerability.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Dreher, Kevin Clark, "College Student Vulnerability to Harmful Religious Groups Based on Perceptions." (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1957. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1957
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.