The leading undergraduate psychology of religion text, this engaging book synthesizes cutting-edge theories and findings into an accessible account enlivened by personal reflections and contemporary examples. Raymond F. Paloutzian offers an authoritative overview of basic science; experiential, developmental, personality, and sociocultural dimensions of religion and spirituality; and clinical implications. Students are also given food for thought about bigger questions--how religion influences their own lives; what beliefs or values they hold most dear; and how to live in a multicultural, mult.
"Widely regarded as the definitive reference, this volume comprehensively examines the psychological processes associated with religion and spirituality. Leading scholars from multiple psychological subdisciplines present developmental, cognitive, social psychological, cultural, and clinical perspectives on this core aspect of human experience. The forms and functions of religious practices and rituals, conversion experiences, and spiritual struggles are explored. Other key topics include religion as a meaning system, religious influences on prosocial and antisocial behavior, and connections to health, coping, and psychotherapy"--Online description
Chapter 1. Mainstreaming the Assessment of Diverse Religions and Spirituality in Psychology (Scott Richards) -- Chapter 2. The Connection of Soul Scale and Prediction for Psychological Wellbeing (Amy L. Ai) -- Chapter 3. Spiritual Struggle (SS): A Bifactor Model, Plus Measurement Invariance Tests for Nonbelievers (Nick Stauner) -- Chapter 4. The Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSRFQ) (Thomas G. Plante) -- Chapter 5. Assessing the Sense of Reverence (SOR) in Contexts: A Positive Emotion Related to Psychological Functioning (Amy L. Ai) -- Chapter 6. The Spiritual Modeling Self-Efficacy, Stand-Alone (SMSE-SA) scale (Doug Oman) -- Chapter 7. The Spiritual and Religious Antagonism Scale (SARAS): Examining Biases to Religious and Spiritual Beliefs in Comparing Clinicians and College Students (Dominick A. Scalise) -- Chapter 8. The Measurement of Diverse Adolescent Spirituality (MDAS) Among Mexican Youth (Pamela E. King) -- Chapter 9. Multidimensional Self-Report Measures of Spirituality: Compare and Contrast of the Spiritual Orientation Inventory (SOI) and the Expressions of Spirituality Inventory (ESI) (Aryeh Lazar) -- Chapter 10. Assessing Religions and Spirituality in a Diversified World: Towards an Integrative Paradigm (Christine Agaibi, M.A.).
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