Keith A Puffer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1046010 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Keith A Puffer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Keith A |
| FAMILY NAME | Puffer |
| SIGNATURE | PUFFER K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana Wesleyan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3868-081X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Helping Protestant Undergraduates in the United States Manage Their Religious Doubt: The Predictive Role of Facet and Domain Traits in the Five Factor Model
In a recent Barna poll, 60% of practicing Christians indicated rarely or never doubting religious beliefs. This puzzling statistic evokes questions. How did this approach to uncertainty benefit the respondents? Were suppression and concealment in their coping strategy? Would an alternative management approach, one derived from a compendium of personality traits in a four-stage doubting process, be of assistance? In a review of religion-personalit…
Predicting Religious Undergraduates' Career Development: The Salient Roles of Religious Calling, Life Satisfaction, and Quest Religiosity
Americans, over several decades, have consistently identified themselves as being religious and/or spiritual. Even though religious devotion has been recognized as a relevant diversity facet, therapeutic applications have been problematic. In the career development literature, numerous studies examined the influence of religion/spirituality (R/S) and generally categorized them in three ways. These include R/S as religious calling, as an integral …
Edward A. Pace: First-Generation Psychologist, Twenty-First Century Role Model
In 1891, Edward A. Pace, a Catholic priest and first-generation psychologist, commenced a career at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Amidst the daunting challenges in being a professor and researcher, particularly at a newly established university, he thrust himself into a third role, apologist. Habits related to the Monsignor’s three roles have contemporary relevance for psychologically-trained Protestants; in this case stu…
Protestant Millennials, Religious Doubt, & the Local Church
Millennials are the most analyzed and populous generation in the United States. Collectively, they have been slowly re-shaping the American culture. Protestant Millennials, a subset of this generation, have been ruffling feathers in their local churches. Many, who once regularly attended, are leaving. Unwise responses by local church leaders to their young parishioners' doubting habits significantly contributed to the departure. This study pursue…
Social Personality Traits as Salient Predictors of Religious Doubt Phenomena among Undergraduates
Twenty-six years ago, Bergin, Masters, and Richards (1987) published results from a correlational study of Allport's two religious orientations with indices of pathology and social personality traits. Curiously, Batson's quest religion, a third religious orientation, was not included. The omission appears to accompany the unremitting uneasiness and confusion with religious doubt in the American Christian church. In contrast, the present study ide…
Religious Doubt and Identity Formation: Salient Predictors of Adolescent Religious Doubt
Different ideological perspectives about religious doubt spawn controversy and confusion among some Christians. Typically misunderstood as unbelief, doubt is often characterized as dangerous if not outright prohibited by Scripture. As this study demonstrates, comprehending religious doubt through the lens of Marcia's ego identity statuses offers a more nuanced understanding of the cognitive phenomenon. Multiple regression analyses of survey data …
The Church as an Agent of Help in the Battle Against Late Life Depression
Protestant Millennials, Religious Doubt, & the Local Church
Millennials are the most analyzed and populous generation in the United States. Collectively, they have been slowly re-shaping the American culture. Protestant Millennials, a subset of this generation, have been ruffling feathers in their local churches. Many, who once regularly attended, are leaving. Unwise responses by local church leaders to their young parishioners' doubting habits significantly contributed to the departure. This study pursue…
The Church as an Agent of Help in the Battle Against Late Life Depression
Predicting Religious Undergraduates' Career Development: The Salient Roles of Religious Calling, Life Satisfaction, and Quest Religiosity
Americans, over several decades, have consistently identified themselves as being religious and/or spiritual. Even though religious devotion has been recognized as a relevant diversity facet, therapeutic applications have been problematic. In the career development literature, numerous studies examined the influence of religion/spirituality (R/S) and generally categorized them in three ways. These include R/S as religious calling, as an integral …
The Church as an Agent of Help in the Battle Against Late Life Depression
Religious Doubt and Identity Formation: Salient Predictors of Adolescent Religious Doubt
Different ideological perspectives about religious doubt spawn controversy and confusion among some Christians. Typically misunderstood as unbelief, doubt is often characterized as dangerous if not outright prohibited by Scripture. As this study demonstrates, comprehending religious doubt through the lens of Marcia's ego identity statuses offers a more nuanced understanding of the cognitive phenomenon. Multiple regression analyses of survey data …
Social Personality Traits as Salient Predictors of Religious Doubt Phenomena among Undergraduates
Twenty-six years ago, Bergin, Masters, and Richards (1987) published results from a correlational study of Allport's two religious orientations with indices of pathology and social personality traits. Curiously, Batson's quest religion, a third religious orientation, was not included. The omission appears to accompany the unremitting uneasiness and confusion with religious doubt in the American Christian church. In contrast, the present study ide…
Protestant Millennials, Religious Doubt, & the Local Church
Millennials are the most analyzed and populous generation in the United States. Collectively, they have been slowly re-shaping the American culture. Protestant Millennials, a subset of this generation, have been ruffling feathers in their local churches. Many, who once regularly attended, are leaving. Unwise responses by local church leaders to their young parishioners' doubting habits significantly contributed to the departure. This study pursue…
Edward A. Pace: First-Generation Psychologist, Twenty-First Century Role Model
In 1891, Edward A. Pace, a Catholic priest and first-generation psychologist, commenced a career at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Amidst the daunting challenges in being a professor and researcher, particularly at a newly established university, he thrust himself into a third role, apologist. Habits related to the Monsignor’s three roles have contemporary relevance for psychologically-trained Protestants; in this case stu…
Predicting Religious Undergraduates' Career Development: The Salient Roles of Religious Calling, Life Satisfaction, and Quest Religiosity
Americans, over several decades, have consistently identified themselves as being religious and/or spiritual. Even though religious devotion has been recognized as a relevant diversity facet, therapeutic applications have been problematic. In the career development literature, numerous studies examined the influence of religion/spirituality (R/S) and generally categorized them in three ways. These include R/S as religious calling, as an integral …
Helping Protestant Undergraduates in the United States Manage Their Religious Doubt: The Predictive Role of Facet and Domain Traits in the Five Factor Model
In a recent Barna poll, 60% of practicing Christians indicated rarely or never doubting religious beliefs. This puzzling statistic evokes questions. How did this approach to uncertainty benefit the respondents? Were suppression and concealment in their coping strategy? Would an alternative management approach, one derived from a compendium of personality traits in a four-stage doubting process, be of assistance? In a review of religion-personalit…
Psychology (7 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Big Five personality traits (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Personality (3 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (3 works) · Religiosity (3 works)