Search Results - "The International journal for the psychology of religion"

Does Spirituality or Religion Positively Affect Mental Health? Meta-analysis of Longitudinal Studies by Garssen, Bert, Visser, Anja, Pool, Grieteke

“…The objective of this meta-analysis was to determine the longitudinal positive effect of religion or spirituality (R/S) on mental health. We summarized 48…”
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Mean Gods Make Good People: Different Views of God Predict Cheating Behavior by Shariff, Azim F., Norenzayan, Ara

“…Fear of supernatural punishment may serve as a deterrent to counternormative behavior, even in anonymous situations free from human social monitoring. The…”
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Psychedelic Science of Spirituality and Religion: An Attachment-Informed Agenda Proposal by Cherniak, Aaron D., Gruneau Brulin, Joel, Mikulincer, Mario, Östlind, Sebastian, Carhart-Harris, Robin, Granqvist, Pehr

“…In this paper, we set an agenda for a psychedelic science of spirituality and religion based on attachment theory. Attachment theory proposes that people…”
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Studying Close Entity Encounters of the Psychedelic Kind: Insights from the Cognitive Evolutionary Science of Religion by Shults, F. LeRon

“…This article calls for a more robust mutual engagement between the science of psychedelic experiences (SPE) and the cognitive evolutionary science of religion…”
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Content Matters: Perceptions of the Science-Religion Relationship by Leicht, Carola, Sharp, Carissa A., LaBouff, Jordan P., Zarzeczna, Natalia, Elsdon-Baker, Fern

“…Science and religion are often portrayed as monolithic entities in perpetual and necessary conflict. We explore the extent to which perceptions of conflict or…”
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Stage 2 Registered Report: Parental and Children’s Religiosity in Early Childhood: Implications for Transmission by Zammit, Isabelle, Taylor, Laura K.

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The Role of Religion in the Mental Health of Single Adults: A Mixed-Method Investigation by Adamczyk, Katarzyna, Trepanowski, Radosław, Mrozowicz-Wrońska, Marta, Janowicz, Kamil

“…The current investigation examined the role of religion in the experiences of single Polish adults and their mental health. Study 1 employed semistructured…”
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Entheogenic Spirituality: Characteristics of Spiritually Motivated Psychedelics Use by Johnstad, Petter

“…Investigations of the use of psychedelic or entheogenic drugs in spiritual contexts have focused on mystical experience. Arguing that entheogenic spirituality…”
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Psychedelics and the Entropic Brain Beyond the Self by Van Eyghen, Hans

“…A increasing number of studies points toward beneficial effects of psychedelic experiences if administered in the right setting. A smaller number of studies…”
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The Nontheistic Sacred: The Psychological Functions of Metal Music and Artifacts by Messick, Kyle J., Jong, Jonathan, van Mulukom, Valerie, Farias, Miguel

“…The psychological functions of the nontheistic sacred in a secular context (metal music culture) were examined for their consistency with previous studies of…”
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Positive Association Between Ritual Performance and Perceived Objectivity of Moral Norms by Chvaja, Radim, Horský, Jan, Lang, Martin, Kundt, Radek

“…We examined the relationship between religious rituals and how people perceive moral norms. Prominent anthropological theories propose that rituals charge…”
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Religious Unbelief in Three Western European Countries: Identifying and Characterizing Unbeliever Types Using Latent Class Analysis by Lindeman, Marjaana, van Elk, Michiel, Lipsanen, Jari, Marin, Pinja, Schjødt, Uffe

“…The different forms of religious unbelief are still much of an open question. Using data (N = 4,404) from three European countries-Finland, Denmark, and the…”
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De-Siloing the Psychology of Religion and Psychedelic Science: Introduction to the Special Issue on Psychedelics and Mystical-type Experiences by van Elk, Michiel, Yaden, David

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Altered States of Consciousness During Ceremonial San Pedro Use by Bohn, Arne, Kiggen, Michiel H. H., Uthaug, Malin V., van Oorsouw, Kim I. M., Ramaekers, Johannes G., van Schie, Hein T.

“…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…”
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Do Empathetic People Have Strong Religious Beliefs? Survey Studies with Large Japanese Samples by Ishii, Tatsunori, Watanabe, Katsumi

“…The exploration of personality factors to explain individual differences in religiosity has demonstrated a link between empathic concern and religious beliefs…”
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The Associations between Religion, Impulsivity, and Externalizing Behaviors in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study by Fahey, Kalina M. L., Nakai, Saki C., Edwards, John A., Dermody, Sarah S.

“…In studies of adolescents and adults, religiosity has been identified as a protective factor for impulsivity-related behaviors and externalizing problems. No…”
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Analytic Thinking, Religion, and Prejudice: An Experimental Test of the Dual-Process Model of Mind by Yilmaz, Onurcan, Karadöller, Dilay Z., Sofuoglu, Gamze

“…Dual-process models of the mind, as well as the relation between analytic thinking and religious belief, have aroused interest in recent years. However, few…”
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A Lay Definition of Grace: A Quantitative and Qualitative Content Analysis by Schellekens, Tine, Dillen, Annemie, Dewitte, Laura, Dezutter, Jessie

“…Grace is a central theme in religious traditions but receives only recently attention by psychologists. Conceptualizations of grace seem predominantly…”
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Meaning Violations, Religious/Spiritual Struggles, and Meaning in Life in the Face of Stressful Life Events by Appel, Judith E., Park, Crystal L., Wortmann, Jennifer H., van Schie, Hein T.

“…Both meaning violations (i.e., discrepancies between individuals' global meaning system and appraised meaning of events) and religious/spiritual (r/s)…”
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Evidence for the Brief Mysticism Scale: Psychometric Properties, and Moderation and Mediation Effects in Predicting Spiritual Self-Identification by Streib, Heinz, Chen, Zhuo Job

“…How are mystical experiences related to self-rated spirituality? Is the recently developed short 8-item version of Hood's Mysticism Scale an efficient…”
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