Research has shown that stress impacts on people's religious beliefs. However, several
aspects of this effect remain poorly understood, for example regarding the role of prior …

This chapter reviews evidence for connections between religion, prejudice, and intergroup
relations that comes from correlational studies and some experiments. The chapter is …

Religious fundamentalism (RF) and right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) are widely studied
psychological dimensions that predict and explain a range of social, cognitive, and …

Religious attitudes can have a strong influence on environmental beliefs and behavior, both
positively and negatively. This work investigates opposing influences of religion of …

For centuries, even thousands of years, within each society, individuals have differed from
one another in attitudes and behavior about religion. Some have been very religious, some …

This chapter intends to examine existing relationships between positive emotional states,
self-transcendence, spirituality, and religion. It will be divided into three parts. The first two …

In this chapter, we discuss important issues in the mesaurement of religion and spirituality
and present a hierarchical model for conceptualizing the various aspects of religiousness …

In research on religiosity and prejudice, right‐wing authoritarianism (RWA) has been studied
alongside variables such as fundamentalism and orthodoxy. Four concerns regarding …

Research has widely demonstrated that religiosity is related to psychological well‐being
even in situations of severe illness. To assess religious beliefs, explicit measures have …

Religiousness and spirituality (RS) are two ubiquitous aspects of human experience
typically considered impervious to scientific investigation. Nevertheless, associations …