Research has consistently found that women tend to be more religious than men. A new study published in The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion provides evidence that a small part of this difference could be to due risk...
New research published in Anthrozoƶs indicates that people who are very religious or not religious at all are the most likely to support the killing of animals. "I am interested in the psychological forces that motivate people to support the...
Regardless of whether people hold right-wing or left-wing beliefs, they tend to disapprove of people who are not aligned with their political preferences, according to new research in the European Journal of Social Psychology. "The majority of psychological research has...
A new study has found that the more literally a person understands metaphorical statements and the more religious they are, the more likely they are to share pseudo-profound bullshit on social media. The new research, published in Applied Cognitive Psychology,...
New research provides evidence that delusion-prone individuals, dogmatic individuals, and religious fundamentalists are more likely to believe fake news. The study, which appears in the Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, suggests that the inability to detect false...
New research provides evidence that the personal religious beliefs of United States Senators influence their legislative behavior. The study was published in The Journal of the Scientific Study of Religion. "I became interested in the topic of the influence of...
The number of so-called "nones" -- individuals who do not identify with any organized religion -- is rapidly growing in the United States. New research suggests that this trend could be driven, at least in part, by a disconnection between...
New research suggests that having a firmly held religious belief can provide a sense of increased purpose in life among those who are socially disconnected. The findings, which were published in the Journal of Personality, indicate that religion can be...
People tend to become atheists at a younger age when their religious parents talk the talk but don't walk the walk, according to new research published in the journal Religion, Brain & Behavior. The study provides evidence that exposure to...
People who are prone to questioning their belief system tend to have reduced levels of self-esteem after being reminded of death, according to research published in Religion, Brain & Behavior. The study was based on terror management theory, which holds...
New research provides evidence that a person's religious beliefs can shape their experiences with psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin mushrooms. The findings were published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. "I first developed interest in psychedelic drugs after watching...
Children face a lower risk of suicidal behavior if their parents are religious, according to new research published in JAMA Psychiatry. The study found that parents' belief in the importance of religion was associated with a lower risk for suicidal...
A study found that individuals who were identified in their obituaries as being involved with a religious institution tended to live significantly longer.
Older men with higher levels of the sex hormones testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in their bodies tend to become less religious, according to a new study. The findings, published recently in the journal Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, suggest that...
People who are highly religious or spiritual are slightly less humble about their intellectual abilities on average, according to new research. But the study indicates that authoritarianism is the key factor. The findings were published in the scientific journal Personality...