D Speed
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 46644 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | D Speed |
| NOMBRES | D |
| APELLIDO | Speed |
| FIRMA | SPEED D |
| AFILIACIONES | University of New Brunswick |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7033-2068 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 28 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 28 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Religiosity is Declining BUT Giving is Increasing
Using the 2023 wave of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), we examine whether there are significant differences in the tendency to donate (and/or) make contributions towards religious and secular charitable organizations based on religious affiliation. The secular charities of focus include organizations related to poverty, health, international peace, education, youth, cultural, environment, and other. We focus on two nonreligious groups …
Religious Service Attendance, Religious Discrimination, and Well-being in a Nationally Representative Sample of Canadians
Testing the religion/spirituality-mental health curvilinear hypothesis using data from many-analysts religion project
Findings from the recent Many-Analysts Religion Project (MARP) have been characterized as supporting a robust positive relationship between various measures of religion and aspects of well-being. However different conceptualizations of religiosity (e.g. identity, attendance, belief, conviction) can theoretically be expected to display distinct (e.g. non-linear or curvilinear) patterns of relationships with different manifestations of well-being. …
Mental Health and Food Insecurity Among Adult Applicants for Subsidized Housing
Food insecurity and body dissatisfaction in a sample of Canadian adults
Food insecurity may predict poorer body image, which is associated with increased risk of mental health problems. However, minimal attention has been given to the food insecurity-body image link and to factors that may influence this link, such as assigned sex; importantly, females are more likely to experience both food insecurity and body dissatisfaction. The present study used data from the 2017 to 2018 Canadian Community Health Survey ( N = 3…
Access to Healthcare and Unmet Needs in the Canadian Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual Population
Individuals who identify as a sexual minority, including those who are lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB), face barriers to healthcare as well as increased discrimination, stigmatization, and negative experiences during healthcare use. Further, few healthcare providers have education and training focused on the specific healthcare needs of individuals who are part of a sexual minority group. Given the limited research on Canadian healthcare access f…
Spare the God, Spoil the Child? Similarities in Atheists' and Non-Atheists' Rankings of Childhood Values
Religion plays a predictive role in which values adults will prioritize in childrearing. However, little research addresses how atheists may emphasize different parenting values from religious individuals, particularly within an American context. We accessed data from the 2021 General Social Survey (N = 1,501) to explore if Atheists differed from Agnostics, Nothing-in-Particulars, slightly religious Protestants, moderately religious Protestants, …
Created Sick? Well, Not Exactly… Canadian Atheists Report Similar Levels of Impairment and Disability to the Religiously Affiliated
Religion/spirituality (R/S) is positively associated with a variety of health outcomes, although how R/S relates to the likelihood or severity of impairment or disability is understudied. Given the broad salutary effects of R/S, we tested if nonreligious groups (specifically atheists) were more likely to report impairment or were more likely to report greater disability. Using Canadian data (N ≥ 1,000) from the 2015 General Social Survey (Cycle 2…
(Life) satisfaction guaranteed? Subjective well-being attenuates religious attendance–life satisfaction association
Eternally Damned, Yet Socially Conscious? The Volunteerism of Canadian Atheists
Research suggests that people who are religious may volunteer because religion is innately prosocial (i.e., inclination) or perhaps because religious communities provide volunteering chances (i.e., opportunities). Using data from Statistics Canada (General Social Survey, Cycle 33), we explored the relationship between different religious and nonreligious identities and volunteering behaviors, time commitments to volunteering, and organization typ…
Throw Babe Out With the Bathwater? Canadian Atheists are No Less Healthy than the Religious
Godless in the Great White North
In Doubt and Disbelief
Negative Social Experiences Mediate the Relationship between Sexual Orientation and Mental Health
The lesbian-gay-bisexual (LGB) population experiences a higher rate of psychopathology than the non-LGB population. Minority stress theory (MST) suggests that this pattern of findings is due to the increased negativity that LGB individuals face; however, MST is often employed as a post-hoc explanation for health inequalities as opposed to an a priori approach that explicitly tests this idea and has not been examined in the context of Canadian sex…
Response to “Masturbation
One size doesn’t fit all
Religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviours are frequently described as having salutary effects, but there are likely unexplored exceptions to this general finding. We combined data from the 2011/2012 Canadian Community Health Surveys (N > 7077) to investigate how religion/spirituality predicted five health outcomes (i.e., three subscales on the Mental Health Continuum – Short Form, self-rated health, and satisfaction with life), and whether these…
Love thy Neighbour… or not
Atheists are among the most disliked groups in America, which has been explained in a variety of ways, one of which is that atheists are hostile towards religion and that anti-atheist prejudice is therefore reactive. We tested this hypothesis by using the 2018 American General Social Survey by investigating attitudes towards atheists, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, and Muslims. We initially used a general sample of Americans, but then ident…
We Do Not Think It Means What They Think It Means
Pornography Consumption and Attitudes Towards Pornography Legality Predict Attitudes of Sexual Equality
Some scholars argue that the existence of pornography is an ongoing assault on women and that it should be banned. However, the existing evidence suggests the connection between pornography consumption and sexism is overstated and may actually run in the opposite direction. Using data from the General Social Survey (2010-2018), the current study investigated if "pornography consumption" and "pornography tolerance" predicted sexism and whether the…
Predicting age of atheism
The cultural learning concept of Credibility Enhancing Displays (CREDs) concerns the extent to which behavioral models consistently live out their professed ideals. While researchers have suggested that past CRED exposure is an important variable for predicting who does and does not become a religious believer, it is unclear how CREDs relate to when a person rejects the religious beliefs modeled to them during their upbringing. Using a large samp…
Probabilities of PTSD and Related Substance Use Among Canadian Adults
With a little help from my (Canadian) friends
Heretic, heal thyself! Atheism, nonreligion, and health
Mixed Blessings? Religion/Spirituality Predicts Better and Worse Screening Behaviours
What Do You Mean, "What Does It All Mean?" Atheism, Nonreligion, and Life Meaning
Nonreligion is often thought to be commensurate with nihilism or fatalism, resulting in the perception that the nonreligious have no source of meaning in life. While views to this effect have been advanced in various arenas, no empirical evaluation of such a view has been conducted. Using data from the 2008 American General Social Survey ( N = ~1,200), we investigated whether atheists, the religiously unaffiliated, and persons raised religiously …
What Do You Mean, "What Does It All Mean?" Atheism, Nonreligion, and Life Meaning
Nonreligion is often thought to be commensurate with nihilism or fatalism, resulting in the perception that the nonreligious have no source of meaning in life. While views to this effect have been advanced in various arenas, no empirical evaluation of such a view has been conducted. Using data from the 2008 American General Social Survey ( N = ~1,200), we investigated whether atheists, the religiously unaffiliated, and persons raised religiously …
Pornography Consumption and Attitudes Towards Pornography Legality Predict Attitudes of Sexual Equality
Some scholars argue that the existence of pornography is an ongoing assault on women and that it should be banned. However, the existing evidence suggests the connection between pornography consumption and sexism is overstated and may actually run in the opposite direction. Using data from the General Social Survey (2010-2018), the current study investigated if "pornography consumption" and "pornography tolerance" predicted sexism and whether the…
Eternally Damned, Yet Socially Conscious? The Volunteerism of Canadian Atheists
Research suggests that people who are religious may volunteer because religion is innately prosocial (i.e., inclination) or perhaps because religious communities provide volunteering chances (i.e., opportunities). Using data from Statistics Canada (General Social Survey, Cycle 33), we explored the relationship between different religious and nonreligious identities and volunteering behaviors, time commitments to volunteering, and organization typ…
With a little help from my (Canadian) friends
Spare the God, Spoil the Child? Similarities in Atheists' and Non-Atheists' Rankings of Childhood Values
Religion plays a predictive role in which values adults will prioritize in childrearing. However, little research addresses how atheists may emphasize different parenting values from religious individuals, particularly within an American context. We accessed data from the 2021 General Social Survey (N = 1,501) to explore if Atheists differed from Agnostics, Nothing-in-Particulars, slightly religious Protestants, moderately religious Protestants, …
Negative Social Experiences Mediate the Relationship between Sexual Orientation and Mental Health
The lesbian-gay-bisexual (LGB) population experiences a higher rate of psychopathology than the non-LGB population. Minority stress theory (MST) suggests that this pattern of findings is due to the increased negativity that LGB individuals face; however, MST is often employed as a post-hoc explanation for health inequalities as opposed to an a priori approach that explicitly tests this idea and has not been examined in the context of Canadian sex…
What’s God Got to Do with It? How Religiosity Predicts Atheists’ Health
Unbelievable?! Theistic/Epistemological Viewpoint Affects Religion–Health Relationship
Good for All? Hardly! Attending Church Does Not Benefit Religiously Unaffiliated
Mixed Blessings? Religion/Spirituality Predicts Better and Worse Screening Behaviours
What Do You Mean, "What Does It All Mean?" Atheism, Nonreligion, and Life Meaning
Nonreligion is often thought to be commensurate with nihilism or fatalism, resulting in the perception that the nonreligious have no source of meaning in life. While views to this effect have been advanced in various arenas, no empirical evaluation of such a view has been conducted. Using data from the 2008 American General Social Survey ( N = ~1,200), we investigated whether atheists, the religiously unaffiliated, and persons raised religiously …
Heretic, heal thyself! Atheism, nonreligion, and health
Predicting age of atheism
The cultural learning concept of Credibility Enhancing Displays (CREDs) concerns the extent to which behavioral models consistently live out their professed ideals. While researchers have suggested that past CRED exposure is an important variable for predicting who does and does not become a religious believer, it is unclear how CREDs relate to when a person rejects the religious beliefs modeled to them during their upbringing. Using a large samp…
Probabilities of PTSD and Related Substance Use Among Canadian Adults
With a little help from my (Canadian) friends
Response to “Masturbation
One size doesn’t fit all
Religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviours are frequently described as having salutary effects, but there are likely unexplored exceptions to this general finding. We combined data from the 2011/2012 Canadian Community Health Surveys (N > 7077) to investigate how religion/spirituality predicted five health outcomes (i.e., three subscales on the Mental Health Continuum – Short Form, self-rated health, and satisfaction with life), and whether these…
Love thy Neighbour… or not
Atheists are among the most disliked groups in America, which has been explained in a variety of ways, one of which is that atheists are hostile towards religion and that anti-atheist prejudice is therefore reactive. We tested this hypothesis by using the 2018 American General Social Survey by investigating attitudes towards atheists, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, and Muslims. We initially used a general sample of Americans, but then ident…
We Do Not Think It Means What They Think It Means
Pornography Consumption and Attitudes Towards Pornography Legality Predict Attitudes of Sexual Equality
Some scholars argue that the existence of pornography is an ongoing assault on women and that it should be banned. However, the existing evidence suggests the connection between pornography consumption and sexism is overstated and may actually run in the opposite direction. Using data from the General Social Survey (2010-2018), the current study investigated if "pornography consumption" and "pornography tolerance" predicted sexism and whether the…
Throw Babe Out With the Bathwater? Canadian Atheists are No Less Healthy than the Religious
Godless in the Great White North
In Doubt and Disbelief
Negative Social Experiences Mediate the Relationship between Sexual Orientation and Mental Health
The lesbian-gay-bisexual (LGB) population experiences a higher rate of psychopathology than the non-LGB population. Minority stress theory (MST) suggests that this pattern of findings is due to the increased negativity that LGB individuals face; however, MST is often employed as a post-hoc explanation for health inequalities as opposed to an a priori approach that explicitly tests this idea and has not been examined in the context of Canadian sex…
Created Sick? Well, Not Exactly… Canadian Atheists Report Similar Levels of Impairment and Disability to the Religiously Affiliated
Religion/spirituality (R/S) is positively associated with a variety of health outcomes, although how R/S relates to the likelihood or severity of impairment or disability is understudied. Given the broad salutary effects of R/S, we tested if nonreligious groups (specifically atheists) were more likely to report impairment or were more likely to report greater disability. Using Canadian data (N ≥ 1,000) from the 2015 General Social Survey (Cycle 2…
(Life) satisfaction guaranteed? Subjective well-being attenuates religious attendance–life satisfaction association
Eternally Damned, Yet Socially Conscious? The Volunteerism of Canadian Atheists
Research suggests that people who are religious may volunteer because religion is innately prosocial (i.e., inclination) or perhaps because religious communities provide volunteering chances (i.e., opportunities). Using data from Statistics Canada (General Social Survey, Cycle 33), we explored the relationship between different religious and nonreligious identities and volunteering behaviors, time commitments to volunteering, and organization typ…
Access to Healthcare and Unmet Needs in the Canadian Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual Population
Individuals who identify as a sexual minority, including those who are lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB), face barriers to healthcare as well as increased discrimination, stigmatization, and negative experiences during healthcare use. Further, few healthcare providers have education and training focused on the specific healthcare needs of individuals who are part of a sexual minority group. Given the limited research on Canadian healthcare access f…
Spare the God, Spoil the Child? Similarities in Atheists' and Non-Atheists' Rankings of Childhood Values
Religion plays a predictive role in which values adults will prioritize in childrearing. However, little research addresses how atheists may emphasize different parenting values from religious individuals, particularly within an American context. We accessed data from the 2021 General Social Survey (N = 1,501) to explore if Atheists differed from Agnostics, Nothing-in-Particulars, slightly religious Protestants, moderately religious Protestants, …
Religious Service Attendance, Religious Discrimination, and Well-being in a Nationally Representative Sample of Canadians
Testing the religion/spirituality-mental health curvilinear hypothesis using data from many-analysts religion project
Findings from the recent Many-Analysts Religion Project (MARP) have been characterized as supporting a robust positive relationship between various measures of religion and aspects of well-being. However different conceptualizations of religiosity (e.g. identity, attendance, belief, conviction) can theoretically be expected to display distinct (e.g. non-linear or curvilinear) patterns of relationships with different manifestations of well-being. …
Psychology (25 obras) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (19 obras) · Social Psychology (18 obras) · Medicine (15 obras) · Religious studies (13 obras) · Philosophy (12 obras) · Religion and Society Interactions (12 obras) · Sociology (12 obras) · Public health (10 obras) · Spirituality (10 obras)