New research offers insight into the antecedents and consequences of the content of prayers in everyday life
New research published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology sheds light on the complicated relationships between prayer, daily life...
Highly religious people struggle the most with faith when they experience suffering, study finds
Struggles related to spirituality and religion are commonly experienced in the face of suffering, according to new research published in...
Those who attribute daily occurrences to supernatural forces are more likely to find meaning in their life
People who attribute events to God in their daily life tend to have higher levels of meaning in life, according...
New study finds the more conservative your sexual values, the more challenging it is to stick to them
A new study in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy sought to investigate the relationship between sexual values and...
Study shows nonreligious individuals hold bias against Christians in science due to perceived incompatibility
A study published in Public Understanding of Science has found that many nonreligious people stereotype Christians as incompetent in science...
Engaging in religious practice, even if you don’t believe, may increase your capacity to delay gratification
New research finds when non-believers engage in Buddhist practices, they experience an increase in their capacity for patience. In a...
Religion did not protect against racism’s harmful psychological impact on Asian Americans amid the COVID-19 pandemic
New psychology research indicates that religion provided little protection against racism-induced mental health issues among Asian Americans during the COVID-19...
Catholic collective narcissism linked to acceptance of myths about child sexual abuse
A new study has uncovered a link between high levels of Catholic collective narcissism and acceptance of myths about child...
New research finds that atheists are just as healthy as the religious
Atheists and agnostics tend to be just a healthy and satisfied with life as their religious counterparts, according to new...
Study links identity threat among white evangelicals to the belief Trump’s election was part of God’s plan
An analysis of data from the American Trends Panel relating to white evangelical protestant Christians found a link between the...
Greater religiosity is tied to a more satisfying sex life, according to a British national survey
Does religiosity improve or impede a person’s sex life? According to findings published in the Journal of Sex Research, the answer...
Study suggests that Christian nationalism helped Trump win new voters from 2016 to 2020
Christian nationalist ideology played an important role in helping Trump gain support during the 2020 election, according to a study...
Sorcery practices linked to selfish behavior and rule-breaking for personal enrichment
A study published in Religion, Brain & Behavior provides new insights into how sorcery beliefs and practices in Mauritius are...
Researchers identify specific neural networks that are activated by religious worship
A recent brain study conducted among evangelical Christians offers insight into the brain activation patterns associated with religious experiences. The...
Study among Roman Catholic clergy and nuns suggests spiritual openness may facilitate better mental health
A Polish study published in the journal Psychology of Religion and Spirituality found evidence that clergymen and nuns from the Roman Catholic...
