This research is a qualitative investigation of how baby boomers (born 1946 to 1964) who self-identify as increasing in Christian religiosity from a place of no faith or nominal faith have done so as they enter early old age (age 65 to 80) in the rural American context. The qual…
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This dissertation develops a feminist materialist interpretation of the role the neuroendocrine system plays in the development of gender/sex differences in religion. Data emerging from psychology, sociology, and cognitive science have continually indicated that women are more r…
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how Christian leaders describe their use of ethical sensitivity, ethical judgment, ethical commitment, and ethical action in their decision-making in faith-based organizations in Southwestern Missouri. Rest’s four-…
There is a dearth of literature on Black Sunni Muslims in the field of psychology. More so, there is no literature specifically analyzing the influences upon Black religiosity. The literature has established that personality has significant influence upon religiosity. The litera…
Gender inequality is a pervasive global phenomenon, particularly in parliamentary representation and the political realm as a whole. Previous scholarship looked for explanations in the countries’ national development levels, political regimes and electoral systems. Some scholars…
Most current religious measures have been geared toward Christian populations while few tools have been developed for Orthodox Jews. The Comprehensive Religiosity Scale of Orthodox Judaism (CRS-OJ) is a 76-item assessment tool that was created to be the first multi-dimensional s…
In the sixteenth-century, the phenomenon of spirit possession re-emerged as a prominent religious idiom in Jewish culture. While leading rabbis such as Isaac Luria, Hayyim Vital, and Joseph Karo generally enjoyed benign and beneficial penetrations of their bodies by divine spiri…
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between socio-demographic and socio-cultural variables and psycho-educational variables in the lives of Somali youth. The socio-demographic variables were age, gender, place of birth, length of residence. The socio-cultur…
The relationship between religion and mental health has been the subject of extensive research particularly in recent years. Concurrently, the issues of coping and suicidality have also been widely studied. Significantly however, how religious people cope with harsh life situati…
The conduct of young adults has long been a concern in societies. The primary objective of this study was to gain greater understanding of what influences the deviant behavior of young adults in Turkey. Factors assessed in their background included family rituals, self-esteem, r…
This study addresses the relationship between religiosity and freedom of speech. While a growing body of research advances the now established notion that Islam as a religion in practice at the individual level is compatible with democracy, this work attempts a more nuanced anal…
German Christianity is a distortion. You are either a German or you are Christian. ~ Adolph Hitler In the last decade, scores of religious scholars have dissected the concept of the Third Reich as a religion. Their theories depict a vast range of extremes from National Socialism…
Across two experiments, the paradox of religiosity and prejudice was examined through priming methods in a laboratory setting. The effects of priming religiosity (religious, control) and religious group membership (Christian, Muslim, atheist) on resource distributions (Experimen…
American Muslims value marriage and report concern about rising divorce rates in their community. This reported rise may relate to shifts in spousal power dynamics that are evident in gender role ideologies: American Muslims often hold traditional gender role beliefs but become …
Scholars in the tourism industry are continuously looking for new knowledge related to travel behavior, motivations, and the preferences of the main tourist segments. Demographic, socioeconomic, and cultural variables can all influence the demand for travel. Despite numerous stu…
Whether having immigrated to or born in the United States, Arab American children and adolescents grapple with the degree to which they maintain their heritage culture's traditions and values, and the degree to which they participate in mainstream American traditions (Berry, 199…
South Asians are people with origins in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives. In the United States (US), South Asians are among the fastest growing ethnic/immigrant groups with a growth rate of 70% from the 2000 to the 2010 Census, now consisti…
Psychopathy is often misrepresented as a sign of criminality and deviance. However, current literature suggests that psychopaths make up approximately one-fifth of the general population. Some people use these characterological traits to their benefit in positions of leadership.…
This study examined variables associated with sexual frequency and self-esteem, religiosity, negative influence from past relationships, and secure attachment from a national sample of married and cohabiting individuals (N = 2,440). Data were initially gathered from participants…