Fred Volk

Biographic Data

ID	4433595
NAME	Fred Volk
GIVEN NAMES	Fred
FAMILY NAME	Volk
SIGNATURE	VOLK F
AFFILIATIONS	Liberty University
ORCID	0000-0002-6957-485X
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	21
TOTAL CITATIONS	8
WORKS AS AUTHOR	21
WORKS AS EDITOR	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	1

Hope in the halls
Jennifer Smith Ramey, Virginia Shank et al.ARTICLERural Mental Health2026
Student Conversion
Open AccessJoshua Travis Brown, Jamie N Castle et al.ARTICLEResearch in Higher Education2026
The moderating role of self-compassion on the relationship between moral disapproval and sexual shame for pornography users
Open AccessErica Gray, Noah Cicalo et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2026
The Moderating Roles of Forgiveness and Blaming Others in the Relationship Between Shame-Proneness and Depression for Adults
Open AccessBonnie L McKinney, Louis Alvey et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2026
Recent research has identified that shame can contribute to depressive symptomology. Considering the harmful effects of clinical and subclinical depression on emotional well-being and long-term health, it is critical to consider protective factors. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between shame-proneness and depression, exploring the moderating roles of forgiveness and blaming others. In a sample of 1,275 adults (age…
The Role of Moral Incongruence in the Relationship Between Pornography Use, Moral Struggles, Sexual Shame, and Couple Satisfaction for Pornography Users in the USA
Open AccessKaty Miller, Hannah Murch et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2025
A Comparative Analysis of the Prevalence of Artificial Intelligence and Plagiarism in Doctoral Dissertations Using Turnitin
Open AccessHannah Murch, Marylee V Worley et al.ARTICLEJournal of Academic Ethics2025References: 5
The Effect of Male Body Dissatisfaction on Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction in the Presence of Pornography Use and Depression
Open AccessThomas Gogolin, Emily Norris et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Men s Studies2024References: 16
There is a well-researched relationship between sexual satisfaction and relationship satisfaction, and recent literature has explored how body image impacts this relationship. The purpose of this study was to assess the degree to which the body dissatisfaction-sexual satisfaction-relationship satisfaction causal sequence varied at levels of pornography use and depression. Mechanical Turk data from a related study was used to explore three sets of…
Depressed, disconnected, and distraught
Jennifer Smith Ramey, Stacey Lilley et al.ARTICLERural Mental Health2023
Distortive Assumptions in the Literature on White’s Thesis
Open AccessCaleb Brown, Fred Volk et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology and Theology2023
Since Lynn White’s 1967 discussion of Christianity and environmentalism, numerous quantitative sociological studies have attempted to assess whether White’s historical claim is born out in Christians’ current perspectives. These studies do so in large part by assessing Christians’ dominion and stewardship tendencies, about which they make two assumptions: (1) dominion ideology is inherently anti-environmental and (2) dominion and stewardship ideo…
If not you, then who?”
Jennifer Smith Ramey, Fred Volk et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work Practice…2023
This qualitative case study included 11 members of a multidisciplinary adult drug court (ADC) team who participated in semi-structured interviews that explored their understanding of how their role as an ADC team member informs their practice. Interviews were analyzed according to thematic analyses procedures. Findings suggest the physical seating of the ADC team and the participants in the courtroom may foster or hinder a therapeutic approach. I…
Addressing rural health disparities
Open AccessJennifer Smith Ramey, Fred Volk et al.ARTICLERural Mental Health2022
Validating the Enright Self-Forgiveness Inventory (Esfi)
Open AccessJichan Kim, Fred Volk et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2022
Sexual Shame as a Unique Distress Outcome of Morally Incongruent Pornography Use
Open AccessChristopher G Floyd, Fred Volk et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2022
The Relationship between Transformational Leadership Behavior, Adult Attachment, and God Attachment
Open AccessDeborah Foulkes-Bert, Fred Volk et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology and Theology2019
The correspondence hypothesis concerning God attachment posits that a person’s attachment to God will be similar to their adult attachment style. On the other hand, a compensation model of God attachment proposes that a secure attachment to God can occur when there is an insecure adult attachment. This preliminary research study used a sample of religious leaders ( n = 69) in a chaplaincy program to identify the relationship between God attachmen…
Dimensions of Religiosity and PTSD Symptom Clusters in US Veterans and Active Duty Military
Open AccessHarold Koenig, Nagy A Youssef et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2019
Religious Involvement, Anxiety/Depression, and PTSD Symptoms in US Veterans and Active Duty Military
Open AccessHarold Koenig, Nagy A Youssef et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2018
The Moral Injury Symptom Scale-Military Version
Open AccessHarold Koenig, Donna Ames et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2018
Internet Pornography Use, Perceived Addiction, and Religious/Spiritual Struggles
Open AccessJoshua B Grubbs, Julie Exline et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2017Cited by: 7References: 67
Internet Pornography Use
Joshua B Grubbs, Fred Volk et al.ARTICLEJournal of Sex & Marital Therapy2015
The authors aimed to validate a brief measure of perceived addiction to Internet pornography refined from the 32-item Cyber Pornography Use Inventory, report its psychometric properties, and examine how the notion of perceived addiction to Internet pornography might be related to other domains of psychological functioning. To accomplish this, 3 studies were conducted using a sample of undergraduate psychology students, a web-based adult sample, a…
The Efficacy of a Manualized Group Treatment Protocol for Changing God Image, Attachment to God, Religious Coping, and Love of God, Others, and Self
Open AccessJacqueline Diane Rasar, Fernando L Garzon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology and Theology2013
This study compared the efficacy of a manualized group treatment protocol on God image and attachment to God to a manualized Christian Bible study and a waiting list control group in a sample of undergraduate college students attending a Christian college. Thirty students were randomly assigned to one of the treatment conditions and assessed with measures of God attachment, God image, religious coping, and general spiritual outcomes. It was hypot…
Audience Counts and Reporting System
Open AccessFrank C Pappas, Fred VolkARTICLEJournal of Computer-Mediated…2007Cited by: 1References: 1
Philanthropic and government organizations increasingly require quantitative and qualitative data as key components of program evaluation and as precursors to continued funding. The Smithsonian Institution has been challenged in recent years to demonstrate the value of educational programs delivered to the general public and to more specialized, niche audiences. This article describes an initiative involving Georgetown and Liberty University rese…