The coherence hypothesis assumes that sense of coherence (SOC) explains the positive
link between religion/spirituality (R/S) and mental health. The aim of our meta-analysis is to …

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The eleventh edition of Sociology of Mental Disorder presents the major issues and
research findings on the influence of race, social class, gender, and age on the incidence …

Background Research to date has suggested that religion might be a source of comfort and
strength in times of crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it may also be a …

Researchers are increasingly identifying a number of elements of the “dark side” of religion
that undermine its overall positive relationship with well‐being. This study assesses the …

Religious exit–also known as disaffiliation, deconversion, or apostasy–from religion is a
growing phenomenon in the United States with significant individual and social …

Previous religion/spirituality (R/S) research on attachment to God and mental well‐being has
relied entirely on linear models. Scholars, however, have called for more nuanced analysis …

Much research in social science concludes that uncertainty surrounding individual beliefs
and identities is negative and anxiety-inducing, and that people are continuously searching …

Of all the forms of adversity experienced during childhood, childhood abuse is known to
have the largest impacts on mental health. Yet, we have a limited understanding of factors …

Over the past decade, researchers have documented the steady growth of religious “exiters”–
those who drop their affiliation with any organised religion. Religious disaffiliation or “exiting” …