Highlights•Like human caregivers, God may be perceived to act as a noncorporeal
attachment figure by believers.•God is experienced as a source of safety and security by …

Attachment theory emphasizes both the importance of the availability of caring, supportive
relationship partners, beginning in infancy, for developing a sense of safety and security …

Context: Results of meta-analyses show weak associations between religiosity and well-
being, but are based on divergent definitions of religiosity. Objective: The aim of this meta …

Background Persons contending with serious mental health difficulties often experience
struggles with religious faith and/or spirituality that may also demand clinical attention …

The goal of this longitudinal qualitative study was to develop a grounded theory of religious
meaning making and attachment in a disaster context. At 1-month (T1; n= 36) and 6-months …

The aims of this practice-based evidence study were to (a) examine clients' trajectories of
psychological and spiritual distress over the course of spiritually integrated psychotherapies …

We advanced an integrative trend examining religiousness/spirituality (R/S) and flourishing
using person-centered data analyses. Specifically, we tested a relational spirituality model …

Spirituality is an important, but oft-overlooked, aspect of the self that may affect college
students' wellbeing and belonging. Few studies have systematically examined closeness to …

This Element provides a comprehensive yet concise account of scientific research on
children's religious and spiritual (RS) development. After providing a historical sketch of …

Spirituality is a vital source of comfort, guidance, and hope for many people over the course
of their lives. At times, however, the life journey can become more difficult; twists, turns, and …