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A Decade of Research on the Psychology of Religion and Coping

Things we assumed and lessons we learned

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ID23360486
AuthorsKenneth I Pargament (0000-0001-8488-7291, Bowling Green State University), Hisham Abu-Raiya (0000-0002-5790-1139, Bowling Green State University), Hisham Abu Raiya
Year2007
Volume28
Issue2
Pages25
Publication date2007-12-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsyke & Logos (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0107-1211 • E-ISSN: 2246-2449
PublisherDet Kgl. Bibliotek/Royal Danish Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.7146/pl.v28i2.8398
OpenAlexW2145128149
LanguageEN
Citations received89
References cited48

Recently, the field of psychology has begun to display a growing interest in religious coping methods and their implications for health and well-being. Empirical studies have yielded an interesting picture of the relationship between religious coping and physical and mental health. In this paper, we review some of the foundational assumptions on which the theory of religion and coping rests. Then, we summarize recent advances in research in the area of religion and coping. We conclude by highlighting some of the exciting new directions for research in the psychology of religion and coping.

Coping (psychology) · Coping behavior · Empirical research · Epistemology · Mental health · Psychology of religion · Psychotherapist · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology

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  • Authors' Responses

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  • Religious Struggle as a Predictor of Mortality Among Medically Ill Elderly Patients

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  • Marriage and the spiritual realm

    Annette Mahoney, Kenneth I Pargament et al.•Journal of Family Psychology•1999

  • The many methods of religious coping

    Open Access•Kenneth I Pargament, Harold G Koenig et al.•Journal of Clinical Psychology•2000

  • Examining the links between spiritual struggles and symptoms of psychopathology in a national sample

    Open Access•Kelly M McConnell, Kenneth I Pargament et al.•Journal of Clinical Psychology•2006

  • The Role of Private Prayer in Psychological Recovery Among Midlife and Aged Patients Following Cardiac Surgery

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  • The use of religious coping during stressful life events

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  • The Elementary Forms of Religious Life

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  • Religious Coping Reconsidered, Part Two

    Open Access•R R Ganzevoort•Journal of Psychology and Theology•1998

  • Religious Doubting in Parochial School Adolescents

    Open Access•William P Kooistra, Kenneth I Pargament•Journal of Psychology and Theology•1999

  • An empirically-based rationale for a spiritually-integrated psychotherapy

    Kenneth I Pargament, Nichole A Murray‐swank et al.•Mental Health Religion & Culture•2005

  • God, where are you

    Nichole A Murray‐swank, Nichole A Murray-Swank et al.•Mental Health Religion & Culture•2005

  • Measures of Hindu Pathways

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  • A Psychological Measure of Islamic Religiousness

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  • Research

    Amy L Ai, Christopher Peterson et al.•International Journal for the…•2003

  • Research

    Annette Mahoney, Kenneth I Pargament et al.•International Journal for the…•2005

  • Initial Investigation of Jewish Early Adolescents’ Ethnic Identity, Stress, and Coping

    Open Access•Eric F Dubow, Kenneth I Pargament et al.•The Journal of Early Adolescence•2000

  • Noah revisited

    Open Access•Brent W Smith, Bruce W Smith et al.•Journal of Community Psychology•2000

  • The Sacred and the Search for Significance

    Open Access•Kenneth I Pargament, Gina Magyar-Russell et al.•Journal of Social Issues•2005

  • Psychothe Rapy and Spirituality

    Open Access•David N Elkins•Journal of Humanistic Psychology•1995

  • Responses of Clergy to 9/11

    Open Access•Janice Bell Meisenhelder, J P Marcum•Journal for the Scientific Study…•2004

  • Religious involvement and U.S. adult mortality

    Open Access•R A Hummer, R G Rogers et al.•Demography•1999

  • Self-report, situation-specific coping questionnaires

    Arthur A Stone, Melanie A Greenberg et al.•Journal of Personality and Social…•1991

  • Target Article

    Kenneth I Pargament•Psychological Inquiry•2002

  • Does Spirituality Represent the Sixth Factor of Personality? Spiritual Transcendence and the Five-Factor Model

    Open Access•Ralph L Piedmont•Journal of Personality•1999

  • The Psychology of Religion and Coping

    Justin L Barrett, Kenneth I Pargament•Review of Religious Research•1998

  • When God Disappoints

    Open Access•Julie Exline, Julie Juola Exline et al.•Journal of Health Psychology•1999

  • The Sanctification of Nature and Theological Conservatism

    Nalini Tarakeshwar, Aaron B Swank et al.•Review of Religious Research•2001

  • Religiousness and depression

    Tony Bagnall Smith, Timothy B Smith et al.•Psychological Bulletin•2003

  • Religiosity, Religious Coping, and Distress

    Open Access•Susan M Alferi, Jenifer L Culver et al.•Journal of Health Psychology•1999

  • Religious Coping Methods as Predictors of Psychological, Physical and Spiritual Outcomes among Medically Ill Elderly Patients

    Open Access•Kenneth I Pargament, Harold G Koenig et al.•Journal of Health Psychology•2004

  • The Vigil

    Open Access•Kenneth I Pargament, Brenda Cole et al.•Journal of Health Psychology•1999

  • Church-Based Emotional Support, Negative Interaction, and Psychological Well-Being

    N Krause, C G Ellison et al.•Journal for the Scientific Study…•1998

  • Patterns of Positive and Negative Religious Coping with Major Life Stressors

    Kenneth I Pargament, Brent W Smith et al.•Journal for the Scientific Study…•1998

  • They Killed Our Lord

    Open Access•Kenneth I Pargament, Kelly M Trevino et al.•Journal for the Scientific Study…•2007

  • Sacrilege

    Open Access•Kenneth I Pargament, Gina M Magyar et al.•Journal for the Scientific Study…•2005

  • Religious Coping and Church-Based Social Support as Predictors of Mental Health Outcomes

    Open Access•Jennifer Nooney, Eric Woodrum•Journal for the Scientific Study…•2002

  • Religious Coping Among the Religious

    Open Access•Kenneth I Pargament, Nalini Tarakeshwar et al.•Journal for the Scientific Study…•2001

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