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"In The Roots of Radicalization: Disrupted Attachment Systems and Displacement, Victor Counted examines the expressions of attachment-related radicalization. Counted argues that radicalization is rooted in experiences of disrupted attachment in religion, places, or with people who are perceived as sources of security"--

This paper explores the ways in which attachment disruptions might increase the risk of adult religious psychopathology by drawing parallels between the possible symbolisms lying behind religious violence and the concept of attachment. It is first argued that the relationship between a religious believer and a religious figure can be explained as an attachment experience. Secondly, it is proposed that when a religious attachment figure becomes a target of slander, or an action is perpetrated to disrupt the bond with such a figure, the religious believer may be predisposed to defensive, adaptive reactions, in the form of protest, despair, or detachment, to protect their attachment bond and resolve the disruptions that threaten their religious attachment identity. Support for this theoretical proposition was obtained through discourse analyses of three case examples (Charlie Hebdo vs al-Qaeda, Boko Haram vs the Nigerian government, and Pastor Terry Jones vs Islamic radicalisation), which position attachment theory as an alternative explanatory framework for conceptualising religious violence as a form of religious attachment psychopathology—aimed at safeguarding the affectional bond with a religious figure from whom one may have developed a sense of identity and safe haven.

This paper explores the ways in which attachment disruptions might increase the risk of adult religious psychopathology by drawing parallels between the possible symbolisms lying behind religious violence and the concept of attachment. It is first argued that the relationship between a religious believer and a religious figure can be explained as an attachment experience. Secondly, it is proposed that when a religious attachment figure becomes a target of slander, or an action is perpetrated to disrupt the bond with such a figure, the religious believer may be predisposed to defensive, adaptive reactions, in the form of protest, despair, or detachment, to protect their attachment bond and resolve the disruptions that threaten their religious attachment identity. Support for this theoretical proposition was obtained through discourse analyses of three case examples (Charlie Hebdo vs al-Qaeda, Boko Haram vs the Nigerian government, and Pastor Terry Jones vs Islamic radicalisation), which position attachment theory as an alternative explanatory framework for conceptualising religious violence as a form of religious attachment-psychopathology-aimed at safeguarding the affectional bond with a religious figure from whom one may have developed a sense of identity and safe haven.

Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Psychology of Religion and Place -- Part I. Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives -- Chapter 2: Sacred Places: The presence of the past -- Chapter 3: Religion, Place, and Attachment: An evaluation of conceptual frameworks -- Chapter 4: Embodied Spirituality Following Disaster: Exploring the intersections of religious and place attachment in resilience and meaning making -- Chapter 5: The Psychology and Theology of Place: A perspective from the Judeo-Christian tradition -- Chapter 6: Pride of Place in a Religious Context: An environmental psychology and sociology perspective -- Chapter 7: Mapping the visible and invisible topographies of place and landscape through sacred mobilities -- Chapter 8: 'A Dwelling Place for Dragons': Wild places in mythology and folklore -- Chapter 9: Religious and Place Attachment: A cascade of parallel processes -- Chapter 10: God and Place as Attachment 'Figures' – A critical examination -- Part II. Empirical Applications and Practical Implications -- Chapter 11: Religion, Well-being, and Therapeutic Landscape -- Chapter 12: "To Him I Commit My Spirit": Attachment to God, the Land and the People as a Means of Dealing with Crises in Gaza Strip -- Chapter 13: Glimpses of a Place Spirituality in American Filmmaker John Sayles' Limbo: Authenticity, inauthenticity, and modes of place engagement -- Chapter 14: Place-Making and Religion: A solidarity psychology of the commons -- Chapter 15: How and Why Environmental and Religious Attachment Matters for Quality of Life -- Chapter 16: Defining the psychology of religion and place: A concept analysis -- Index

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Kingdom (UK) government introduced public health safety measures to mitigate the spikes in infection rates. This included stay-at-home orders that prevented people from leaving their homes for work or study, except for urgent medical care or buying essential items. This practice could have both short and long-term implications for health and wellbeing of people in the UK. Using longitudinal data of 10,630 UK adults, this study prospectively examined the association between home confinement status during the stringent lockdown in the UK (March 23-May 13, 2020) and 20 indicators of subjective well-being, social well-being, pro-social/altruistic behaviors, psychological distress, and health behaviors assessed approximately one month after the stringent lockdown ended. All analyses adjusted for socio-demographic characteristics and social isolation status in the beginning of the pandemic. Home confinement during the lockdown was associated with greater subsequent compliance with COVID-19 rules, more perceived major stressors, and a lower prevalence of physical activity. There was modest evidence of associations with lower life satisfaction, greater loneliness, greater depressive symptoms, greater anxiety symptoms, and more perceived minor stressors post-lockdown. However, there was little evidence that home confinement was associated with other indices of subsequent health and well-being. While our study shows that home confinement impacts some indices of subsequent health and wellbeing outcomes even after lockdown, the degree of the psychological adaptation to the difficult confinement behavior remains unclear and should be further studied. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-022-03001-5.