Christian nationalism and biblical literalism independently predict conspiracy thinking, study finds
A new study has found that both Christian nationalism and biblical literalism are independently associated with a greater tendency to...
Individuals prompted to experience gratitude and indebtedness are more likely to behave in prosocial ways
Two new social experiments showed that people prompted to experience both gratitude and indebtedness at the same time were more...
New study highlights several key predictors of gratitude to God
People who perceived God as a frequent gift giver are more inclined to attribute positive events to God and experience...
Entheogenic psychedelic users exhibit higher levels psychological well-being and psychospiritual development
People who use psychedelic drugs for entheogenic purposes tend to also have heightened spiritual development, according to new research published...
Normative support moderates the effect of reminders of death on atheists’ meaning in life
Reminders of death tend to reduce meaning in life among atheists who are told that atheism is common but not...
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...
