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Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Editor: Crystal L. Park

ISSN 1941-1022

eISSN 1943-1562

Open access offered

Published quarterly, beginning in February

Impact factor 1.8

5-year impact factor 3.0

Psychology - Multidisciplinary 101 of 222

Religion 6 of 340

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality^® publishes peer-reviewed, original articles related to the psychological aspects of religion and spirituality.

The journal publishes articles employing experimental and correlational methods, qualitative analyses, and critical reviews of the literature. Papers evaluating clinically relevant issues surrounding training, professional development, and practice are also considered.

Full-length research reports, literature reviews, and brief reports are all published.

Disclaimer: APA and the editors of Psychology of Religion and Spirituality assume no responsibility for statements and opinions advanced by the authors of its articles.

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Psychology of Religion and Spirituality welcomes submissions that align with its submission guidelines.

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published in the last 5 years

Religious and spiritual struggles and their links to psychological adjustment: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

Bockrath, Margaret F.; Pargament, Kenneth I.; Wong, Serena; Harriott, Valencia A.; Pomerleau, Julie M.; Homolka, Steffany J.; Chaudhary, Zyad B.; Exline, Julie J.

Theistic relational spirituality: Development, dynamics, health, and transformation.

Davis, Edward B.; Granqvist, Pehr; Sharp, Carissa

Pulling away from religion: Religious/spiritual struggles and religious disengagement among college students.

Exline, Julie J.; Van Tongeren, Daryl R.; Bradley, David F.; Wilt, Joshua A.; Stauner, Nick; Pargament, Kenneth I.; DeWall, C. Nathan

Disbelief, disengagement, discontinuance, and disaffiliation: An integrative framework for the study of religious deidentification.

Van Tongeren, Daryl R.; DeWall, C. Nathan

The RSS-14: Development and preliminary validation of a 14-item form of the Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale.

Exline, Julie J.; Pargament, Kenneth I.; Wilt, Joshua A.; Grubbs, Joshua B.; Yali, Ann Marie

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published in the last 5 years

The experiences of faith and church community among Christian adults with mental illness: A qualitative metasynthesis.

Lloyd, Christopher E. M.; Cathcart, Joshua; Panagopoulos, Maxinne C.; Reid, Graham

Exploring mindfulness, compassion, caring for bliss, gratitude, forgiveness, and generosity in relation to college students’ genuine happiness: A two-wave longitudinal study.

Rudaz, Myriam; Opara, Chioma V.; Fincham, Frank D.

How does psychedelic use relate to aspects of religiosity/spirituality? Preregistered report from a birth cohort study and a prospective longitudinal study.

Cherniak, Aaron D.; Granqvist, Pehr

Promoting training in spiritual and religious competencies for mental health care: Understanding barriers and facilitators in graduate education.

Tanega, Chloé; Currier, Joseph; Fox, Jesse; Pittman, James; Vieten, Cassandra

The feeling is not mutual: Religious belief predicts compatibility between science and religion, but scientific belief predicts conflict.

Zarzeczna, Natalia; Preston, Jesse L.; Samekin, Adil; Reinhardt, Carlotta; Bolatov, Aidos; Mussinova, Zukhra; Selteyev, Urazgali; Topanova, Gulmira; Rutjens, Bastiaan T.