<![CDATA[Although wounded inner child is known to influence personality development and emotional regulation, empirical studies examining its relationship with future orientation within religious formation contexts, especially among Catholic seminarians in Indonesia, remain limited. This study examines this relationship. This research employed a quantitative non-experimental correlational design. Participants were 103 seminarians aged 17–24 years, selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using the Wounded Inner Child Scale and the Future Orientation Scale developed by Azmi (2023). Because the assumption of linearity was not met (p = 0.339), Spearman Rank correlation was applied. The findings revealed a strong and significant positive correlation between wounded inner child and future orientation (r = 0.771; p = 0.029), indicating that higher levels of childhood emotional wounds were associated with higher levels of future orientation among seminarians. The results indicate that childhood emotional wounds, when processed within structured religious formation, may contribute to deeper vocational clarity and strengthened future orientation, suggesting that early emotional struggles can become meaningful resources in vocational development. Keywords: Catholic seminarians, future orientation, religiosity, wounded inner child]]>
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