Starting with a study on the sanctification of marriage (Mahoney et al., 1999), Pargament and
Mahoney developed two psychological scales to assess whether viewing an aspect of life as …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of followership dimensions in the
transformational leadership process by reversing the lens from the traditional leader-centric …

Pornography consumption is consistently associated with lower marital quality. Scholars
have theorized that embeddedness within a religious community may exacerbate the …

We conducted a systematic review of research on relational sacrifices in romantic
relationships from 2002 to 2021 [N= 115 studies] to answer three questions: Q1: Whose …

Some studies suggest that the sanctification of marriage, or considering marriage sacred, is
related to positive marital outcomes (eg, marital satisfaction, conflict resolution). However …

Research attending to the role of religion and spirituality in enhancing sexuality in marriage
is virtually absent. In response to this scarcity, this longitudinal study examined the …

Intimacy is an essential part of marital relationships, spiritual relationships, and is also a
factor in well-being, but there is little research simultaneously examining the links among …

Although marital forgiveness has been found to increase marital satisfaction, no research to
date has examined the actual mechanism. This could derive from the ABCM model of marital …

This chapter reviews the growing research on sanctification, one aspect of spirituality that
involves perceiving a deeper dimension in life. Sanctification can be defined as individuals …

Previous work has underscored the robust links between sanctification of marriage and
marital outcomes, and recent developments in the literature suggest that compassionate …