This review examines the role of religion, for better and worse, in marital and parent–child
relationships according to peer‐reviewed studies from 1999 to 2009. A conceptual …

The present study tested a theoretical model of the relationship between meditative prayer
and interpersonal forgiveness with hope and adult attachment as mediator variables …

Elizabeth Krumrei Mancuso earned an MA in Religion and Counseling from Pepperdine
University in 2004 and a Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology from Bowling Green State University …

Three studies examine the relationship between prayer, unity, and trust. Study 1 (N= 29)
showed that praying for one's partner predicted objective ratings of trust. Study 2 (N= 210) …

In this study, we aimed to review the literature on the relationship between religiosity and
intimate relationship functioning. Since religious approaches put the relationship and the life …

Prayer is a widely practiced religious behavior. Research has associated prayer with various
physical, psychological, and relational benefits. This study used in-depth, interview-based …

Traumatic events can have ripple effects on the survivor's intimate relationships and on his
or her religious/spirituality (R/S) beliefs and practices. Although both of these outcomes have …

The latent construct of religiosity comprised measures of external, internal, and quest
religiosity and was examined in relation to the latent construct of intolerant attitudes in a …

This study examines reliance on God to resolve conflict within mother-adult child
relationships in a Christian sample. College students and their mothers (N= 116) reported …

This study examined reports from 76 father–college student dyads on the extent to which
each party openly drew God into dyadic conflict in an adaptive or maladaptive manner (ie …