Russell E Phillips
Biographic Data
| ID | 296738 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Russell E Phillips |
| GIVEN NAMES | Russell E |
| FAMILY NAME | Phillips |
| SIGNATURE | PHILLIPS R E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bowling Green State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6558-1561 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 61 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Ideological identity
What Is Religious Fundamentalism? Asking Scientists Who Study the Construct
The purpose of the present study is to gain clarity into the definition of religious fundamentalism. Specifically, the goal of the current research is to engage in a multi-method study defining the various aspects of fundamentalist movements across cultures and religions. Social scientists from around the world with recent peer-reviewed journal publications concerning religion and fundamentalism ( n = 125) complete a survey where they define the …
A curvilinear relationship between clear beliefs about God and self-concept clarity
Religious Coping with Sexual Stigma in Young Adults with Same-Sex Attractions
Initial Validation of Measures of Sanctification in Same-Sex Romantic Relationships and Sexual Behavior
Researchers have created reliable and valid scales of the sanctification of romantic relationships and sexual behavior of opposite-sex couples. The goal of the present study is to assess the reliability and validity of sanctification measures within same-sex romantic relationships. Measures of sanctification and relationship adjustment were given to 256 persons in same-sex romantic relationships living in the United States. Both sanctification me…
A re-examination of religious fundamentalism
The majority of the research on religious fundamentalism explores its negative implications. Religious coping theory provides an opportunity to examine both positive and negative implications of fundamentalism. The present study incorporated various advanced methodologies utilised in the religious coping literature (mediation analyses, hierarchical regression procedures, and longitudinal design) to assess the relationship between religious fundam…
Augustine or Philistine? College Students' Sanctification of Learning and Its Implications
Sanctification is a psychological process in which aspects of life are associated with God (theistic sanctification) or sacred qualities (nontheistic sanctification). Sanctification accounts for outcomes in diverse areas, such as family, the environment, and work. One area yet to be examined is the sanctification of learning, which was addressed in the present study in a sample of 349 college students in the United States. Sanctification of educa…
Initial Evidence for a Brief Measure of Buddhist Coping in the United States
Although the field of spiritual coping has greatly expanded in recent years, there is no short scale of Buddhist coping as there is for the Abrahamic religions. The goal of the present study is to create the Brief BCOPE, a 15-item scale of Buddhist coping based on a study of 860 Buddhist participants across the United States. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses provide preliminary evidence of the construct validity of the Brief BCOPE, an…
Validation of a Buddhist Coping Measure Among Primarily Non-Asian Buddhists in the United States
Researchers have developed scales to measure religious coping among Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Hindus. However, there is no quantitative measure of religious coping for Buddhists. The present study describes the development and initial validation of a scale of Buddhist coping (BCOPE). Eight hundred sixty participants in the United States completed the BCOPE along with demographic information and scales of adjustment to stress. Construct valid…
Spiritual Coping in American Buddhists
Researchers in the United States have examined spiritual coping in Christians, Jews, Hindus, and Muslims, but rarely Buddhists. Using qualitative methodology, the present study represents an initial investigation into Buddhist forms of coping. Twenty-four Buddhists from across the United States were interviewed by phone, examining how their spirituality is used to cope with stress. Thematic analyses revealed six forms of Buddhist coping—right und…
Research
Most adults in a community sample (N = 150; ages 25-56) perceived their top 10 strivings as being connected to God (theistic sanctification) and having sacred, transcendent qualities (nontheistic sanctification), with highest ratings given to religious goals, family relationships, altruistic endeavors, and existential concerns. Greater sanctification of strivings correlated positively with the importance, commitment, longevity, social support, co…
Measuring Personal Loss Among Adults Coping with Serious Mental Illness
Self-Directing Religious Coping
Self-directing religious coping has been correlated with both positive and negative outcome variables in previous research. The purpose of this study was to explore the potential meaning behind these mixed findings by clarifying the nature of the self-directing religious coping construct. A new set of subscales was constructed that operationalized different aspects of the construct. This scale, the original Religious Problem Solving Scale, and me…
Brief Report
The sanctification of dreams
Many scientists and practitioners have debated about the function of dreams. Though some researchers have described dreams as purposeless random neuronal firings, others have suggested that dreams serve an adaptive function with certain dream characteristics having positive implications. Drawing on other studies of sanctification, this study examines whether imbuing a dream with qualities of the sacred relates to beneficial outcomes. Examining a …
Research
Most adults in a community sample (N = 150; ages 25-56) perceived their top 10 strivings as being connected to God (theistic sanctification) and having sacred, transcendent qualities (nontheistic sanctification), with highest ratings given to religious goals, family relationships, altruistic endeavors, and existential concerns. Greater sanctification of strivings correlated positively with the importance, commitment, longevity, social support, co…
Self-Directing Religious Coping
Self-directing religious coping has been correlated with both positive and negative outcome variables in previous research. The purpose of this study was to explore the potential meaning behind these mixed findings by clarifying the nature of the self-directing religious coping construct. A new set of subscales was constructed that operationalized different aspects of the construct. This scale, the original Religious Problem Solving Scale, and me…
Measuring Personal Loss Among Adults Coping with Serious Mental Illness
Brief Report
The sanctification of dreams
Many scientists and practitioners have debated about the function of dreams. Though some researchers have described dreams as purposeless random neuronal firings, others have suggested that dreams serve an adaptive function with certain dream characteristics having positive implications. Drawing on other studies of sanctification, this study examines whether imbuing a dream with qualities of the sacred relates to beneficial outcomes. Examining a …
Validation of a Buddhist Coping Measure Among Primarily Non-Asian Buddhists in the United States
Researchers have developed scales to measure religious coping among Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Hindus. However, there is no quantitative measure of religious coping for Buddhists. The present study describes the development and initial validation of a scale of Buddhist coping (BCOPE). Eight hundred sixty participants in the United States completed the BCOPE along with demographic information and scales of adjustment to stress. Construct valid…
Spiritual Coping in American Buddhists
Researchers in the United States have examined spiritual coping in Christians, Jews, Hindus, and Muslims, but rarely Buddhists. Using qualitative methodology, the present study represents an initial investigation into Buddhist forms of coping. Twenty-four Buddhists from across the United States were interviewed by phone, examining how their spirituality is used to cope with stress. Thematic analyses revealed six forms of Buddhist coping—right und…
Initial Validation of Measures of Sanctification in Same-Sex Romantic Relationships and Sexual Behavior
Researchers have created reliable and valid scales of the sanctification of romantic relationships and sexual behavior of opposite-sex couples. The goal of the present study is to assess the reliability and validity of sanctification measures within same-sex romantic relationships. Measures of sanctification and relationship adjustment were given to 256 persons in same-sex romantic relationships living in the United States. Both sanctification me…
Augustine or Philistine? College Students' Sanctification of Learning and Its Implications
Sanctification is a psychological process in which aspects of life are associated with God (theistic sanctification) or sacred qualities (nontheistic sanctification). Sanctification accounts for outcomes in diverse areas, such as family, the environment, and work. One area yet to be examined is the sanctification of learning, which was addressed in the present study in a sample of 349 college students in the United States. Sanctification of educa…
Brief Report
The sanctification of dreams
Many scientists and practitioners have debated about the function of dreams. Though some researchers have described dreams as purposeless random neuronal firings, others have suggested that dreams serve an adaptive function with certain dream characteristics having positive implications. Drawing on other studies of sanctification, this study examines whether imbuing a dream with qualities of the sacred relates to beneficial outcomes. Examining a …
Self-Directing Religious Coping
Self-directing religious coping has been correlated with both positive and negative outcome variables in previous research. The purpose of this study was to explore the potential meaning behind these mixed findings by clarifying the nature of the self-directing religious coping construct. A new set of subscales was constructed that operationalized different aspects of the construct. This scale, the original Religious Problem Solving Scale, and me…
Research
Most adults in a community sample (N = 150; ages 25-56) perceived their top 10 strivings as being connected to God (theistic sanctification) and having sacred, transcendent qualities (nontheistic sanctification), with highest ratings given to religious goals, family relationships, altruistic endeavors, and existential concerns. Greater sanctification of strivings correlated positively with the importance, commitment, longevity, social support, co…
Measuring Personal Loss Among Adults Coping with Serious Mental Illness
Spiritual Coping in American Buddhists
Researchers in the United States have examined spiritual coping in Christians, Jews, Hindus, and Muslims, but rarely Buddhists. Using qualitative methodology, the present study represents an initial investigation into Buddhist forms of coping. Twenty-four Buddhists from across the United States were interviewed by phone, examining how their spirituality is used to cope with stress. Thematic analyses revealed six forms of Buddhist coping—right und…
Validation of a Buddhist Coping Measure Among Primarily Non-Asian Buddhists in the United States
Researchers have developed scales to measure religious coping among Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Hindus. However, there is no quantitative measure of religious coping for Buddhists. The present study describes the development and initial validation of a scale of Buddhist coping (BCOPE). Eight hundred sixty participants in the United States completed the BCOPE along with demographic information and scales of adjustment to stress. Construct valid…
Initial Evidence for a Brief Measure of Buddhist Coping in the United States
Although the field of spiritual coping has greatly expanded in recent years, there is no short scale of Buddhist coping as there is for the Abrahamic religions. The goal of the present study is to create the Brief BCOPE, a 15-item scale of Buddhist coping based on a study of 860 Buddhist participants across the United States. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses provide preliminary evidence of the construct validity of the Brief BCOPE, an…
A re-examination of religious fundamentalism
The majority of the research on religious fundamentalism explores its negative implications. Religious coping theory provides an opportunity to examine both positive and negative implications of fundamentalism. The present study incorporated various advanced methodologies utilised in the religious coping literature (mediation analyses, hierarchical regression procedures, and longitudinal design) to assess the relationship between religious fundam…
Augustine or Philistine? College Students' Sanctification of Learning and Its Implications
Sanctification is a psychological process in which aspects of life are associated with God (theistic sanctification) or sacred qualities (nontheistic sanctification). Sanctification accounts for outcomes in diverse areas, such as family, the environment, and work. One area yet to be examined is the sanctification of learning, which was addressed in the present study in a sample of 349 college students in the United States. Sanctification of educa…
Religious Coping with Sexual Stigma in Young Adults with Same-Sex Attractions
Initial Validation of Measures of Sanctification in Same-Sex Romantic Relationships and Sexual Behavior
Researchers have created reliable and valid scales of the sanctification of romantic relationships and sexual behavior of opposite-sex couples. The goal of the present study is to assess the reliability and validity of sanctification measures within same-sex romantic relationships. Measures of sanctification and relationship adjustment were given to 256 persons in same-sex romantic relationships living in the United States. Both sanctification me…
A curvilinear relationship between clear beliefs about God and self-concept clarity
Ideological identity
What Is Religious Fundamentalism? Asking Scientists Who Study the Construct
The purpose of the present study is to gain clarity into the definition of religious fundamentalism. Specifically, the goal of the current research is to engage in a multi-method study defining the various aspects of fundamentalist movements across cultures and religions. Social scientists from around the world with recent peer-reviewed journal publications concerning religion and fundamentalism ( n = 125) complete a survey where they define the …
Psychology (15 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Theology (7 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works)