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Religious support has consistently been linked with better psychological functioning. The Multi-Faith Religious Support Scale (MFRSS; Bjorck & Maslim, 2011) is one measure used to assess such support, but to date, no one has assessed denominational differences using this scale. …

A growing body of research highlights the unique support people can perceive from their God concepts, fellow religious participants, and religious leaders—collectively referred to as religious support. The current study was the first to examine religious support among women and …

Studies investigating conversion to Islam in the United States are notably lacking, even though religious conversion as a topic has been examined from various perspectives. The literature regarding research on Muslim women in America, as well as women's conversion to Islam, is s…