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God, Can I Give Up?: The Diverging Effects of God-Related Thoughts on Task Persistence in Chinese Buddhists and Taoists The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Heng Li
Previous research has indicated that religiosity and engagement in faith practices are associated with increased task persistence. However, in this study, we sought to challenge this long-standing ...
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The Role of Religion in the Mental Health of Single Adults: A Mixed-Method Investigation The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Katarzyna Adamczyk, Radosław Trepanowski, Marta Mrozowicz-Wrońska, Kamil Janowicz
The current investigation examined the role of religion in the experiences of single Polish adults and their mental health. Study 1 employed semistructured interviews, while Study 2 involved two qu...
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Effects of Participating in Religious Groups on Mental Health Issues: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Hansen Li, Xing Zhang, Yang Cao, Guodong Zhang
We conducted a Mendelian randomization study to evaluate the potential causal effects of attending religious groups on the prevalence of depression, generalized anxiety disorders, anxiety disorders...
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De-Siloing the Psychology of Religion and Psychedelic Science: Introduction to the Special Issue on Psychedelics and Mystical-type Experiences The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Michiel van Elk, David Yaden
Published in The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (Vol. 33, No. 4, 2023)
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Enriching the Common Core of Mystical Experience: A Qualitative Analysis of Interviews with Daoist Monks and Nuns The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Zhuo Job Chen, Shuozhi Guo, Richard G. Cowden
The scientific study of psychedelic, religious, spiritual, and mystical (PRSM) experiences can be advanced by applying culturally inclusive qualitative methodologies that illuminate the breadth and...
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The Existential Challenge of Religious Pluralism: Religion, Politics, and Meaning in Life The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Jake Womick, Laura A. King
ABSTRACT Three studies tested the hypothesis that exposure to pluralistic (vs. non-pluralistic) attitudes about religion would enhance mood but lower meaning in life. Studies 1 (N = 827) and 2 (N = 852) showed that pluralistic attitudes about Christianity (Study 1) and Islam (Study 2) led to better mood but lower meaning in life than non-pluralistic and control passages. In both studies, condition
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The Varieties of Spiritual Experience: 21st Century Research and Perspectives The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Michael E. Nielsen
Published in The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (Vol. 33, No. 3, 2023)
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Building Psychedelic Studies as an Interdisciplinary Academic Field: Its Urgency and Its Challenges The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Amy Bartlett, Anne Vallely, Monnica T. Williams, Arghavan Nepton, Raymond Feng
The field of psychedelic studies is expanding at a rapid pace and the need for academic institutions to engage more directly with this emergent field is growing. There have been some initial moves ...
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The Impact of Changes in Religion on Health Among Sexual Minority Mormons The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2023-05-22 G. Tyler Lefevor, Samuel J. Skidmore, Kiet D. Huynh, James S. McGraw
ABSTRACT The current study presents data from the first longitudinal examination of sexual minority (SM) Mormons (n = 132). Over the course of 2 years, SM Mormons reported decreased psychological (e.g., orthodox beliefs), behavioral (e.g., service attendance), and social (interpersonal religious commitment) religiousness. Analyses revealed that, at baseline, service attendance was related to lower
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Freud and Religion: Advancing the Dialogue The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Ralph W. Hood Jr.
Published in The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (Vol. 33, No. 3, 2023)
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God and Psychology: How the Early Religious Development of Famous Psychologists Influenced their Work The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Ralph W. Hood Jr.
Published in The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (Vol. 33, No. 3, 2023)
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The Nontheistic Sacred: The Psychological Functions of Metal Music and Artifacts The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Kyle J. Messick, Jonathan Jong, Valerie van Mulukom, Miguel Farias
ABSTRACT The psychological functions of the nontheistic sacred in a secular context (metal music culture) were examined for their consistency with previous studies of the sacred in religious contexts using two studies. The first experiment examined music as a form of nontheistic sacred through a comparison of death metal fans (n = 89) listening to death metal or hard rock. The second experiment examined
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Mystical and Ego-Dissolution Experiences in Ayahuasca and Jurema Holistic Rituals: An Exploratory Study The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Robson Savoldi, Antonio Roazzi, Rita Clara de Oliveira Sales
Mystical and even ego-dissolution experiences can be elicited from entheogens, like sacred potions of ayahuasca and jurema. Although composed of dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and having met at a histori...
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Writing About Gratitude Toward God Produces Differential Content and Outcomes Compared to Gratitude Toward Other Benefactors Among U.S. Adults The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Jo-Ann Tsang, Jay M. Medenwaldt, Hilary N. Alwood, Jenae M. Nelson, Sarah A. Schnitker
ABSTRACT We test the effectiveness of 2 different written inductions of gratitude toward God and analyze the content and outcomes of these gratitude expressions. We recruited 1,170 predominantly Christian U.S. participants across 3 CloudResearch datasets. Participants were randomly assigned to write about gratitude to God or another benefactor, including people, parents, country, and unspecified benefactors
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Psychedelics and the Entropic Brain Beyond the Self The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2023-03-28 Hans Van Eyghen
A increasing number of studies points toward beneficial effects of psychedelic experiences if administered in the right setting. A smaller number of studies present explanations for why psychedelic...
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Psychedelic Science of Spirituality and Religion: An Attachment-Informed Agenda Proposal The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-12-05 Aaron D. Cherniak, Joel Gruneau Brulin, Mario Mikulincer, Sebastian Östlind, Robin Carhart-Harris, Pehr Granqvist
In this paper, we set an agenda for a psychedelic science of spirituality and religion based on attachment theory. Attachment theory proposes that people develop internal working models (IWMs) of ...
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Entheogenic Spirituality: Characteristics of Spiritually Motivated Psychedelics Use The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-12-05 Petter Johnstad
Investigations of the use of psychedelic or entheogenic drugs in spiritual contexts have focused on mystical experience. Arguing that entheogenic spirituality should be understood more broadly, th...
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Altered States of Consciousness During Ceremonial San Pedro Use The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-12-05 Arne Bohn, Michiel H. H. Kiggen, Malin V. Uthaug, Kim I. M. van Oorsouw, Johannes G. Ramaekers, Hein T. van Schie
San Pedro, a mescaline containing cactus, has been used for thousands of years and is currently popular as a psychedelic substance in ceremonial retreats in Europe. The current research investigate...
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Do Psychedelic Trips Open the Door to Messages from God, Spirits, Transcendent Realities, or the Devil? Links with Attitudes About Psychedelics, Opinions About Legalization, and Interest in Personal Use The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-12-05 Julie J. Exline, William A. Schutt, Kathleen C. Pait, Joshua A. Wilt
Could psychedelic use open the door to messages from supernatural entities, including God, the devil, or human or nature spirits? Might psychedelics allow a glimpse of some transcendent domain, co...
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Is There a Dark Side to Humility? Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence for Existential Costs of Humility The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-12-02 Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Matthew Severino, Yuki Kojima, Kirsten Miskowski, Sabrina Blank
ABSTRACT Previous research has highlighted the benefits of holding one’s views with humility. However, might intellectual humility surrounding existential beliefs also incur some psychological costs? To advance research on intellectual humility about existential concerns (IH-E), we conducted four studies (N = 1,700) to examine potential costs of humility. Study 1 (N = 203) revealed that IH-E was associated
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Positive Association Between Ritual Performance and Perceived Objectivity of Moral Norms The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-10-04 Radim Chvaja, Jan Horský, Martin Lang, Radek Kundt
ABSTRACT We examined the relationship between religious rituals and how people perceive moral norms. Prominent anthropological theories propose that rituals charge associated moral norms with objectivity such that moral norms are perceived as absolute and independent of time and space. We used two cross-sectional datasets to test this hypothesis and conducted five correlational studies with three culturally
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Lacanian Psychoanalysis and Eastern Orthodox Christian Anthropology in Dialogue (1st ed.) The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-09-15 Alex J. Holguin
Published in The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (Vol. 33, No. 1, 2023)
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Temporal Associations between Religiosity and Subjective Well-Being in a Nationally Representative Australian Sample The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-08-10 Mohsen Joshanloo
ABSTRACT This study examined the between-person and within-person associations between 4 components of subjective well-being (i.e., general life satisfaction, satisfaction with life domains, positive affect, and negative affect) and 2 components of religiosity (i.e., religious salience and religious participation). Data were drawn from the Household, Income, and Labor Dynamics in Australia (HILDA)
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Human Interaction with the Divine, the Sacred, and the Deceased: Psychological, Scientific, and Theological Perspectives The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-07-28 Susan L. DeHoff, W. Paul Williamson
Published in The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (Vol. 33, No. 2, 2023)
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The God of Big (And Good) Things: Religious Priming, Event Properties, and Supernatural Explanations The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-07-11 Jonathan E. Ramsay, Zhi Yin Khong, Joey S. E. Yeo
ABSTRACT Humans have a pervasive tendency to make causal attributions when attempting to explain life events. While causality is often attributed to naturalistic forces, such as the agency of individuals or situational factors, many individuals – particularly those who hold religious or spiritual beliefs – invoke supernatural explanations that ascribe causation to invisible forces or agents such as
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Studying Close Entity Encounters of the Psychedelic Kind: Insights from the Cognitive Evolutionary Science of Religion The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 F. LeRon Shults
This article calls for a more robust mutual engagement between the science of psychedelic experiences (SPE) and the cognitive evolutionary science of religion (CESR). Greater collaboration between ...
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The Associations between Religion, Impulsivity, and Externalizing Behaviors in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Kalina M. L. Fahey, Saki C. Nakai, John A. Edwards, Sarah S. Dermody
ABSTRACT In studies of adolescents and adults, religiosity has been identified as a protective factor for impulsivity-related behaviors and externalizing problems. No known studies to date have examined the relationship between religiosity and such outcomes in children. Thus, the current study examined in children whether (1) religion is associated with decreased impulsivity and externalizing symptoms
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Identity Centrality, Social Identity Threat, and Differences in Concealment between Religious Minorities and Nonreligious Individuals The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-04-28 Cameron D. Mackey, Kimberly Rios
ABSTRACT Research has examined how Jews, Muslims, atheists, and agnostics react to feelings of social identity threat (i.e., the perception that one’s group is devalued or stigmatized). However, no research so far has compared reactions between religious minorities (RMs; Jews and Muslims) and nonreligious individuals (NRs; atheists and agnostics) in general. Concealment of identity appears to be lower
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The Association between Religious Participation and Executive Function in Middle- and Older-aged Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-04-18 Sheri Hosseini, Ashok Chaurasia, Mark Oremus
ABSTRACT We investigated the association between religious participation and executive function in a national sample of Canadian adults aged 45 to 85 years. Executive function scores were aggregated from six neurocognitive tests. We regressed the aggregate scores onto religious participation and controlled for numerous covariates. The analyses were stratified by age: 45 to 64 years and ≥ 65 years.
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Beliefs and Experiences Involving God, the Devil, Spirits, and Fate: Social, Motivational, and Cognitive Predictors The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-04-18 Joshua A. Wilt, Nick Stauner, Julie J. Exline
ABSTRACT Many people believe in supernatural entities, which might be personal (deities, devils, ghosts) or impersonal (fate/destiny, karma, luck). Some people see such entities as causing events in the world, including experiences in their own lives. Our study draws on social, motivational, and cognitive frameworks to predict beliefs and experiences involving supernatural entities. We hypothesized
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Do Empathetic People Have Strong Religious Beliefs? Survey Studies with Large Japanese Samples The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-04-18 Tatsunori Ishii, Katsumi Watanabe
ABSTRACT The exploration of personality factors to explain individual differences in religiosity has demonstrated a link between empathic concern and religious beliefs using the Empathic Concern subscale of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI-EC). Research in the cognitive science of religion emphasized the role of empathizing ability related to mentalizing in acquisition of religious belief and
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Faith Factors, Character Strengths, and Depression following Hurricane Michael The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-03-15 Arthur A. Raney, Amy L. Ai, Raymond F. Paloutzian
ABSTRACT Natural disasters have increased exponentially in recent decades, imposing existential threats to humans. Yet, surprisingly little research has explored the role of religion and spirituality (R/S) and transcendence-related character strengths in post-disaster depression. Using data (N = 491) from victims of Category 5 Hurricane Michael, this study examined whether R/S factors and character
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Spiritual Coping, Emotional Responses to Existential Challenges, and Character Strengths: Revision and Validation of the Using Private Prayer for Coping Scale (UPPC-R) The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-01-28 Amy L. Ai, Arthur A. Raney, Raymond F. Paloutzian, Catherine M. Lemieux, Bu Huang
ABSTRACT Over recent decades, massive natural disasters have increased in intensity. A 40-year literature review underscored the centrality of spirituality in such disasters but called for further scale development and studies further exploring the role of personality traits. As a response, the current study (1) validated a revised Using Private Prayer for Coping (UPPC-R) scale using data (N = 566)
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Creating Positive, Negative, and Neutral God Concept Primes and Testing Their Impact on Scrupulosity Relevant Tasks and Symptoms The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-01-11 Kelsey J. Evey, Shari A. Steinman
ABSTRACT Three studies were conducted to develop primes that activate differing beliefs about God and to determine if these activated beliefs impact scrupulosity symptoms. In Study 1, potential positive, negative, and neutral primes were created from Bible verses and rated on arousal, valence, familiarity, and complexity. In Study 2, the selected primes were tested to determine if they differentially
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Deconversion and Identity Formation in Adolescents: The Role of Internal Dialogs and Religiousness of Parents The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2022-01-11 Małgorzata M. Puchalska-Wasyl, Małgorzata Łysiak, Beata Zarzycka
ABSTRACT Adolescence is a period of exceptional sensitivity to the ideals that are subject to verification. Therefore, a phenomenon of deconversion (i.e. abandonment of religion) is observed among adolescents. The paper aims to analyze deconversion and its connections with the identity formation as well as mediators and moderators of these relationships. Participants were 272 adolescents aged between
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Content Matters: Perceptions of the Science-Religion Relationship The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-12-10 Carola Leicht, Carissa A. Sharp, Jordan P. LaBouff, Natalia Zarzeczna, Fern Esldon-Baker
ABSTRACT Science and religion are often portrayed as monolithic entities in perpetual and necessary conflict. We explore the extent to which perceptions of conflict or compatibility between science and religion are content dependent and are associated with participants’ own religious or non-religious social identities. In doing so, we develop a novel Science and Religion Conflict/Compatibility Scale
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Religiousness and Minority Stress in Conservatively Religious Sexual Minorities: Lessons from Latter-day Saints The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-11-23 G. Tyler Lefevor, Samuel J. Skidmore, James S. McGraw, Edward B. Davis, Ty R. Mansfield
ABSTRACT Sexual minorities who engage in conservative religions may experience both stress and support from their engagement with their faith. However, it is unclear how religion/spirituality and minority stress may simultaneously affect mental health. To address this gap, we recruited 1,083 U.S. adults reporting varied engagement with a conservative religious tradition, the Church of Jesus Christ
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The Psychology of World Religions and Spiritualities: An Indigenous Perspective The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-11-23 Kalie Chambless
(2022). The Psychology of World Religions and Spiritualities: An Indigenous Perspective. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion: Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 174-175.
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Attachment in Religion and Spirituality: A Wider View The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-11-15 Barbara Keller
(2022). Attachment in Religion and Spirituality: A Wider View. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion: Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 171-173.
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Awe, Group Cohesion, and Religious Self-Sacrifice The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Maria Naclerio, Patty Van Cappellen
ABSTRACT Awe is an emotion frequently experienced in religious contexts. Research has documented the effects of awe on feelings of small self, spirituality, and sense of interconnectedness. We extend this literature by investigating the relationship between awe and religious group cohesion, which can ultimately lead to sacrifice for one’s religious group. Study 1 found that U.S. adult participants
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The “Ghost” in the Lab: Believers’ and Non-Believers’ Implicit Responses to an Alleged Apparition The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-09-28 Jesse M. Bering, Samantha Smith, Ana Stojanov, Jamin B. Halberstadt, Ruth J. M. Hughes
ABSTRACT Many nonbelievers may engage in supernatural thinking despite their statements to the contrary. Using belief in the afterlife as a test case, we examine, across two studies, the possible discrepancy between what people say they believe and how they reason implicitly. In Study 1, participants completed a mindfulness task during which a light went off unexpectedly. Half had previously been told
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Religious Identity Formation of Filipino Canadian Youth: Exploring Cluster Differences in Religiosity and Mental Health The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-07-21 Drexler L. Ortiz, Catherine L. Costigan
ABSTRACT Individuals vary in how much exploration and commitment they invest in their identities, which results in different identity “statuses” across a population. Although the majority of Filipinos in Canada identify as Christian, how they each formed their religious identity status may be different, which would be important to understand given the strong relation between mental health and religiosity
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Deconversion Processes and Quality of Life among Polish Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Social Support The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-07-14 Beata Zarzycka, Małgorzata Puchalska-Wasyl, Małgorzata Łysiak
ABSTRACT During adolescence, biological, psychological, and social changes naturally propel youth to confront religious matters and form outlooks, moral beliefs, and religious attitudes. However, it is not uncommon for them to manifest changes of affiliation with a religious group or a total removal of all religious expressions within their lives. In Poland, a decline in the level of religiosity of
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Introduction to Special Issue in Honor of Ralph W. Hood, Jr. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-07-13
(2021). Introduction to Special Issue in Honor of Ralph W. Hood, Jr. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion: Vol. 31, Special Issue in Honor of Ralph W. Hood, Jr., pp. 153-155.
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A Psychology of Religion via Thick Phenomenology in Thin Places The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-07-13
ABSTRACT Prof. Ralph Hood’s career can be approached from many angles. One such perspective is that his work has consistently engaged in-depth interactions with people to understand the thick, rich, details of their individual stories. The context for these investigations has been predominately one of mystical or ineffable experiences that occur in “thin spaces” involving decisive moments with regard
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Evidence for the Brief Mysticism Scale: Psychometric Properties, and Moderation and Mediation Effects in Predicting Spiritual Self-Identification The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-07-13
ABSTRACT How are mystical experiences related to self-rated spirituality? Is the recently developed short 8-item version of Hood’s Mysticism Scale an efficient measurement? The current study expands evidence for both questions using N = 1,582 American and N = 1,492 German samples measured in three waves, average 4 to 5 years apart. Results show that the 8-item brief M-Scale has good psychometric property
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Spiritual Experiences in Soulmate Relationships: Qualitative and Network Analysis of the Mystical Bond The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-07-13
ABSTRACT Mysticism has so far been studied primarily at an individual level and often in the context of a religious tradition. However, one can and often does acquire strong spiritual experience in a mundane and interpersonal context, such as with one’s soulmate. The current study used a semistructured interview to investigate mystical experiences in the deep-bond relationships. The 42 participants
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In the Face of Adversity: A Phenomenological Study of Spiritual Struggles among “Bible-Believing” Christians The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-07-13
ABSTRACT This study explored the lived experience of adversity as spiritual struggles among fundamentalists. Ten Christian fundamentalists participated in phenomenological interviews and provided descriptions of their experiences with adversity. A hermeneutic-thematic analysis of transcribed interviews derived a structured pattern of five interdependent themes that described meaning in the experience
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Intellectual Humility in the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-07-13
ABSTRACT Based on the premise that psychologists of religion and spirituality tend to define our objects of interest only on our own terms and not on the terms of the people we study, it is suggested that we need to be more intellectually humble in our work. The empirical study of intellectual humility is provided as a case in point. Recent research by the author and his colleagues provide evidence
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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Religious Motivation: Retrospect and Prospect The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-07-13
ABSTRACT Intrinsic and extrinsic (I/E) religious motives remain a perennial topic of interest within the psychology of religion. Yet, the status of this construct remains unclear despite many decades of research. The present overview describes conceptual and methodological concerns regarding I/E, including issues of definition, measurement, and cultural considerations. Historical and contemporary research
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A Scientific Assessment of the Validity of Mystical Experience: Understanding Altered Psychological and Neurophysiological Sates The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-07-13
(2021). A Scientific Assessment of the Validity of Mystical Experience: Understanding Altered Psychological and Neurophysiological Sates. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion: Vol. 31, Special Issue in Honor of Ralph W. Hood, Jr., pp. 223-224.
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Correction The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-04-15
(2021). Correction. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion: Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 151-152.
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If You Don’t Believe in God, Do You at Least Believe in Aristotle? Evaluations of Religious Outgroup Members Hinge upon Moral Perceptions The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-05-17 Stephanie R. Mallinas, Paul Conway
ABSTRACT Religious people tend to believe atheists are immoral. Although some work suggests that atheists themselves agree, such findings could also reflect symmetric ingroup bias in the moral domain, where atheists likewise view religious targets as untrustworthy and immoral. We examined how American religious and atheist participants rated the morality of atheist and religious targets and assessed
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Legacies of the Occult: Psychoanalysis, Religion, and Unconscious Communication The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-05-17 Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi
(2021). Legacies of the Occult: Psychoanalysis, Religion, and Unconscious Communication. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion: Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 316-318.
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The Existential Quest: Doubt, Openness, and the Exploration of Religious Uncertainty The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-04-26 Robert B. Arrowood, Kenneth E. Vail III, Cathy R. Cox
ABSTRACT Terror management theory suggests people can manage existential concerns through faith in their cultural systems, including religious beliefs. It is not clear, however, how people with a religious “quest” orientation manage such existential concerns. The present research explored the intersection between existential concern and religious quest. Quest individuals experience doubt, which comes
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The Empirical Study of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality in Japan The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-04-14 Zhuo Job Chen
(2021). The Empirical Study of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality in Japan. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion: Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 313-315.
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Anxiety Enhances Recall of Supernatural Agents The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-04-12 Thomas Swan, Jamin Halberstadt
ABSTRACT The motivational account of religious belief – that belief fulfills some psychological need – has been historically popular, and recent studies have identified a causal role for anxiety in particular. However, the cognitive mechanisms by which anxiety ultimately produces religious belief are unclear. In two studies, we show that anxiety intensifies a known cognitive bias to recall supernatural
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No Longer Religious, but Still Spending Money Religiously: Religious Rituals and Community Influence Consumer Behavior among Religious Dones The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-03-11 C. Nathan DeWall, Daryl R. Van Tongeren
ABSTRACT Many people spend money on religious and secular products. How do spending preferences change when people stop identifying as religious? People who stop identifying as religious (religious dones) may retain preferences for religious products more so than people who have never identified as religious (religious nones). Three studies (two preregistered; total N = 2,214) supported the religious
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Participation in Existential Groups Led by Norwegian Healthcare Chaplains—Relations to Psychological Distress, Crisis of Meaning and Meaningfulness The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-03-11 Hilde Frøkedal, Hans Stifoss-Hanssen, Valerie DeMarinis, Torleif Ruud, Anja Visser, Torgeir Sørensen
ABSTRACT Spirituality groups led by healthcare chaplains have been found to aid patients’ recovery processes in US psychiatric units. In Norway, existential groups (EGs) led by healthcare chaplains and co-led by healthcare staff members are offered at psychiatric units; these groups share commonalities with spirituality groups, group psychotherapy, existential therapy and clinical pastoral care, facilitating
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Czech Out the Atheists: A Representative Study of Religiosity in the Czech Republic The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IF 2.88) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Jana Furstova, Klara Malinakova, Dagmar Sigmundova, Peter Tavel
ABSTRACT In the secularizing Christian world the Czech Republic holds a leading position: it is the country with the highest percentage of religiously unaffiliated people in the world. The trend toward the secularization of the Czech Republic is closely related to the nation’s history. This study aims to explore the stratification of religious beliefs in different sociodemographic groups and to assess