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Preliminary Materials /R.L. Piedmont -- Religion, Psychological Well-Being, And Personality: A Study Among Undergraduate Students In Canada /Leslie J. Francis , Peter R. Hills , Eduard Schludermann and Shirin Schludermann -- A Five-Factor Analysis Of Spirituality In Young Adults: Preliminary Evidence /Robert J. Cramer , Michael P. Griffi N and David V. Powers -- Contemporary Christian Serpent Handlers And The New Paradigm For The Psychology Of Religion /Ralph W. Hood Jr. and W. Paul Williamson -- Mechanisms In The Relation Between Religion And Health With Emphasis On Cardiovascular Reactivity To Stress /Kevin S. Masters -- "So Firm A Foundation": What The Comparative Study Of Religion Offers Positive Psychology /Lauren E. Maltby and Peter C. Hill -- Examining The "Spill-Over" Effect Of Religiosity On Civic Involvement And Efficacy /H. Lovell Smith and Mark Peyrot -- A Psychometric Evaluation Of The Assessment Of Spirituality And Religious Sentiments (Aspires) Scale: Short Form /Ralph L. Piedmont , M. Christine Kennedy , Martin F. Sherman , Nancy C. Sherman and Joseph E. G. Williams -- Women's Body Image, Disordered Eating, And Religion: A Critical Review Of The Literature /Chris J. Boyatzis and Katherine B. Quinlan -- Introduction To The Special Section Of Research In The Social Scientific Study Of Religion /R.L. Piedmont -- Health Problems Of Children And The Moral Resolve Of Adults /Philip Alcabes -- Substance Use Versus Anxiety In Adolescents: Are Some Disorders More Spiritual Than Others? /Alethea Desrosiers and Lisa Miller -- A Developmental-Ecological Perspective On The Role Of Spirituality In The Development Of Meaningfulness In Adolescent Boys /Gess Leblanc -- Authors' Biographies /R.L. Piedmont -- Manuscript Reviewers /R.L. Piedmont -- Subject Index /R.L. Piedmont -- Author Index /R.L. Piedmont.

Preliminary Material /R.L. Piedmont -- Openness and spiritual development in adolescents /Brien S. Kelley , Aurelie M. Athan and Lisa F. Miller -- Jung: Mentor for pastoral counselors /William J. Sneck -- The relations among spirituality and religiosity and Axis II functioning in two college samples /Ralph L. Piedmont , Catherine J. Hassinger , Janelle Rhorer , Martin F. Sherman , Nancy C. Sherman and Joseph E. G. Williams -- Associations between humility, spiritual transcendence, and forgiveness /Christie Powers , Ruth K. Nam , Wade C. Rowatt and Peter C. Hill -- Introduction to special section on positive psychology /Joseph W. Ciarrocchi and Gina M. Yanni-Brelsford -- The vocation identity questionnaire: Measuring the sense of calling /Diane E. Dreher , Katherine A. Holloway and Erin Schoenfelder -- Spirituality and God-attachment as predictors of subjective well-being for seminarians and nuns in India /Dudley Mendonca , K. Elizabeth Oakes , Joseph W. Ciarrocchi , William J. Sneck and Kevin Gillespie -- Child abuse, personality, and spirituality as predictors of happiness in maltese college students /Michael Galea , Joseph W. Ciarrocchi , Ralph L. Piedmont and Robert J. Wicks -- Spiritual transcendence and religious practices in recovery from pathological gambling: Reducing pain or enhancing quality of life? /James M. Walsh , Joseph W. Ciarrocchi , Ralph L. Piedmont and Deborah Haskins -- Patience as a virtue: Religious and psychological perspectives /Sarah A. Schnitker and Robert A. Emmons -- Inward, outward, upward prayers and personal character /Kevin L. Ladd , Meleah L Ladd , Peter Ashbaugh , Danielle Trnka , Julie Harner , Kate St. Pierre and Ted Swanson -- Life satisfaction and spirituality in adolescents /Brien S. Kelley and Lisa Miller -- The relationship between spirituality, assessed through self-transcendent goal strivings, and positive psychological attributes /Gary K. Leak , Kristina M. Deneve and Adam J. Greteman -- Authors' biographies /R.L. Piedmont -- Manuscript reviewers /R.L. Piedmont -- Index of names /R.L. Piedmont -- Index of subjects /R.L. Piedmont.

Contains various articles on spiritual development among adolescents, spiritual transcendence, Jung and pastoral counseling and spirituality and religiosity. This book also includes a section of nine articles which is devoted to several aspects of positive psychology and its usage in practice

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion (RSSSR) publishes reports of innovative studies that pertain empirically or theoretically to the scientific study of religion, including spirituality, regardless of their academic discipline or professional orientation. The articles included in this volume report studies on the role of religion and spirituality in relationship to many topics of current popular interest, among them well-being, self-esteem, emotional intelligence, substance abuse, social mobility, positive psychology, coping with medical decision making, and images of God

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion (RSSSR) publishes reports of innovative studies that pertain empirically or theoretically to the scientific study of religion, including spirituality, regardless of their academic discipline or professional orientation. This volume of RSSSR contains articles on conversion narratives of Jehovah's witnesses, belief in an active Satan, afterlife beliefs, religiosity and parenting and spirituality as coping resource

The 25th volume of 'Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion' continues to provide readers with an interdisciplinary assortment of high quality research studies aimed at capturing salient, contemporary trends in the field. The current volume presents a special section examining the role of spiritual and religious themes in sexuality research. Engaging analyses evaluate homonegativity and how religious advocacy influences perceptions of gay and lesbian individuals across different cultures. Also included are papers on the development of sexual identities among religious committed individuals. These papers help to connect concepts too frequently considered unrelated. The regular articles provide similarly stimulating evaluations of timely topics such as religious coping, gratitude, and the role of personality in describing religious experiences.

Preliminary Material -- The Revised Faith Development Scale: An Option for a More Reliable Self-Report Measurement of Postconventional Religious Reasoning /J. Irene Harris and Gary K. Leak -- Spirituality's Unique Role in Positive Affect, Satisfaction with Life, and Forgiveness over and above Personality and Individualism-Collectivism /Inna Reddy Edara -- Restoring the Temple: Religiousness, Spirituality, and Health /Gina Magyar-Russell -- Forgiveness, Religiousness, Spirituality, and Health in People with Physical Challenges: A Review and a Model /Caroline R. Lavelock , Brandon J. Griffin and Everett L. Worthington -- Religious and Spiritual Appraisals and Coping Strategies among Patients in Medical Rehabilitation /Gina Magyar-Russell , Kenneth I. Pargament , Kelly M. Trevino and Jack E. Sherman -- The Relationship of Spirituality, Benefit Finding, and Other Psychosocial Variables to the Hormone Oxytocin in HIV/AIDS /Courtney B. Kelsch , Gail Ironson , Angela Szeto , Heidemarie Kremer , Neil Schneiderman and Armando J. Mendez -- Coping Without Religion? Religious Coping, Quality of Life, and Existential Well-Being among Lung Disease Patients and Matched Controls in a Secular Society /Heidi Frølund Pedersen , Christina G. Pedersen , Kenneth I. Pargament and Robert Zachariae -- Magic and Jinn among Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom Suffering from Physical and Mental Health Problems: Controlling the Uncontrollable /Simon Dein -- Spirituality, Faith, and Mild Alzheimer's Disease /Jocelyn Shealy McGee , Dennis R. Myers , Holly Carlson , Angela Pool Funai and Paul A. Barclay -- Spiritual Struggles, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Mental Health Outcomes in Urban Adolescents with Asthma /Sian Cotton , Kenneth I. Pargament , Jerren C. Weekes , Meghan E. McGrady , Daniel Grossoehme , Christina M. Luberto , Anthony C. Leonard and George Fitchett -- Testing the Validity of a Protocol to Screen for Spiritual Struggle among Parents of Children with Cystic Fibrosis /Daniel H. Grossoehme and George Fitchett -- Winding Road: Preliminary Support for a Spiritually Integrated Intervention Addressing College Students' Spiritual Struggles /Carmen K. Oemig Dworsky , Kenneth I. Pargament , Meryl Reist Gibbel , Krumrei Elizabeth J. , Carol Ann Faigin , Maria R. Gear Haugen , Kavita M. Desai , Shauna K. Lauricella , Quinten Lynn and Heidi L. Warner -- Authors' Biographies -- Manuscript Reviewers -- Subject Index -- Author Index.

The twenty-fourth volume of RSSSR includes a landmark collection of papers on religion, spirituality, and health, as well as papers on other key areas in the study of religion such as spirituality and faith development.

The social scientific study of religion is a crucial arena of human endeavor, as questions about the existence and nature of God interact with the study of religion as a human phenomenon. The twenty-third volume of RSSSR continues the tradition of promoting extended debate of current issues in the field. The special section on Theism and Non-Theism in Psychological Science includes contributions from leading researchers in this area. This landmark collection of papers draws on a range of perspectives that both summarize the theism debate in psychology and help to move it forward in new directions. In addition, the volume includes papers on other key areas in the study of religion such as spirituality and social capital

Preliminary Material -- Family Socialization, Godly Love, and Pentecostal Spirituality: A Study among the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) /Mark J. Cartledge -- From Vicarious Religion to Vicarious Social Capital? Information and Passive Participation in Voluntary Associations /Judith A. Muskett -- Spirituality or Religiousness: Which Serves as the Better Predictor of Elements of Mental Health? /Teresa A. Wilkins , Ralph L. Piedmont and Gina M. Magyar-Russell -- Theism and Non-Theism in Psychological Science: Beyond the Conflict /Kari A. O'Grady and Richard H. York -- Theism and Psychological Science: A Call for Rapprochement /Michael J. Vogel , Tyler A. Gerdi and Mark R. McMinn -- Theistic Psychology: A Patristic Perspective /James M. Nelson and Candice Thomason -- Scientific Theism: Where the Force of Logic is Denied its Force /Fiona J. Hibberd -- Theistic Practice and Community Intervention /Kari A. O'Grady -- Psychology, Theism, and Methodological Naturalism /Robert A. Larmer -- The Concepts of the Indwelling Spirit and the Self-Critic in Theistic Theory and Research /Richard H. York -- An Atheist's Guide to the Divine: Throwing Out the Bathwater but Keeping the Baby /M. Chet Mirman -- A Tale of Two Theistic Studies: Illustrations and Evaluation of a Potential Program of Theistic Psychological Research /Jeffrey S. Reber , Brent D. Slife and Samuel D. Downs -- When God Truly Matters: A Theistic Approach to Psychology /Brent D. Slife , Jeffrey S. Reber and G. Tyler Lefevor -- Psychology and Revelation /Robert C. Bishop -- Worldview Communities and the Science of Psychology /Eric L. Johnson and P.J. Watson -- Theism and Non-Theism in Psychological Science: Towards Scholarly Dialogue /Kari A. O'Grady and Richard H. York -- Authors' Biographies -- Manuscript Reviewers -- Subject Index -- Names Index.