Archive for the Psychology of Religion, Ahead of Print. This article aims to explore contemplative (pray or meditation) practitioners’ direct lived experiences of enlightenment and develop a multi-item scale measuring these experiences. A mixed-method …
Archive for the Psychology of Religion, Ahead of Print. Anxiety is a common unpleasant reaction among patients undergoing surgery. Many non-pharmacological methods such as spiritual strength are effective in preoperative anxiety management. This study …
Archive for the Psychology of Religion, Ahead of Print. There is much evidence that the relationship between religiosity/spirituality (R/S) and mental health is linear and positive, but relatively few studies have included samples of non-religious part…
Archive for the Psychology of Religion, Ahead of Print. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many religious college students have found comfort in God, while others may have developed anger toward God; however, no studies have systematically compared the mult…
Archive for the Psychology of Religion, Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 3-22, March 2022. Religion is often understood to play a positive role in shaping moral attitudes among believers. We assessed the relationship between church members’ levels of felt conn…
Archive for the Psychology of Religion, Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 23-39, March 2022. Religiosity has been linked with prosocial behavior and a preference for religious ingroups over outgroups. Yet, there are important differences in religious people’s b…
Archive for the Psychology of Religion, Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 40-65, March 2022. Specialists on issues of sexual abuse in religious institutions unanimously stress that this kind of experience significantly affects the victims’ spirituality. Particu…
Archive for the Psychology of Religion, Ahead of Print. These editorial comments acknowledge those who have contributed to the success of the journal, especially through the transition period and our first year with SAGE. This work also serves as a bri…