A new study published in the journal Psychology of Religion and Spirituality has found that highly religious people tend to be perceived as more empathic compared to less religious people. "Psychological research has shown that religious people report higher levels...
People who misjudge meaningless sentences as profound statements are more likely to use essential oils and find them effective, according to new research that appears in the scientific journal PLOS One. Essential oils extracted from plants are commonly used with...
In nations where people's happiness is more closely linked to religious conformity, it tends to be less strongly linked to subjective freedom, and vice versa, according to new research published in the Journal of Happiness Studies. The findings suggest that...
An ad featuring Ron Reagan, son of the Republican former President Ronald Reagan, surprised some viewers of the recent Democratic primary debates. In the 30-second spot, run by the Freedom from Religion Foundation, Reagan expressed concern that religious beliefs have...
Reflecting on your personal beliefs immediately before a stressful experience does not appear to mitigate the psychological and physiological impact, according to new research published in Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice. "For over a century, psychologists have argued...
Brief exposure to Judeo-Christian religious words can increase the endorsement of sexist attitudes among both men and women, according to a new study published in the journal Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. "Previous research in this area had found that...
Atheists and agnostics are willing to pay real money to avoid "thoughts and prayers" from their Christian counterparts, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The new research sheds light on the heated...
New research confirms that there is a negative relationship between religiosity and intelligence. The findings have been published in the scientific journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. "Religiosity is a pervasive phenomenon. Its influence can be felt in all spheres...
Religious people need less evidence to believe a religious claim than a scientific claim, according to new research published in Social Psychological and Personality Science. But the study also indicates that religious people require less evidence than nonreligious people to...
According to new research, religiously affiliated people tend to be less supportive of candidates who they believe are associated with atheism -- even if the candidates are religious themselves. The findings have been published in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied....
New research helps explain why religious belief can be both positively and negatively associated with prejudicial attitudes. The findings have been published in the journal Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. "My colleagues and I observed that the relationship between religiousness...
Research indicates there is "extreme moral prejudice" against nonreligious people around the world, which appears to be rooted in intuitions about religion's role in morality. Whether religious people are actually morally superior to their less religious counterparts, however, remains unclear....
New research helps to unravel the complex relationship between religion and support for redistributive policies. The findings indicate that different facets of religion have different influences on attitudes towards redistribution. The study, which has been published in PLOS One, also...
New research sheds light on the unifying and dividing influences that religion can have on marital relationships. The study has been published in Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. "Religion is an extremely complex construct. However, much of the research on...
New research published in Brain and Behavior provides evidence that religious and spiritual beliefs lower the risk of depression because they're associated with changes in white matter microstructure, the communication pathways of the brain. "A previous study found that persons...