| Love thy self? How belief in a supportive God shapes self-esteem S Schieman, A Bierman, L Upenieks, CG Ellison Review of Religious Research 59 (3), 293-318, 2017 | 83 | 2017 |
| Using prosocial behavior to safeguard mental health and foster emotional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: A registered report of a randomized trial A Miles, M Andiappan, L Upenieks, C Orfanidis PloS one 17 (7), e0272152, 2022 | 78 | 2022 |
| Accumulation of economic hardship and health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Social causation or selection? A Bierman, L Upenieks, P Glavin, S Schieman Social Science & Medicine 275, 113774, 2021 | 71 | 2021 |
| Do racial differences in coping resources explain the Black–White paradox in mental health? A test of multiple mechanisms P Louie, L Upenieks, CL Erving, CS Thomas Tobin Journal of Health and Social Behavior 63 (1), 55-70, 2022 | 69 | 2022 |
| Trust in God and/or Science? Sociodemographic Differences in the Effects of Beliefs in an Engaged God and Mistrust of the COVID-19 Vaccine L Upenieks, J Ford-Robertson, JE Robertson Journal of Religion and Health, 1-30, 2022 | 65 | 2022 |
| Gender differences in self-esteem, unvarnished self-evaluation, future orientation, self-enhancement and self-derogation in a US national sample W Magee, L Upenieks Personality and Individual Differences 149, 66-77, 2019 | 65 | 2019 |
| Changes in religious doubt and physical and mental health in emerging adulthood L Upenieks Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 60 (2), 332-361, 2021 | 56 | 2021 |
| Socially distant? Social network confidants, loneliness, and health during the COVID-19 pandemic A Bierman, L Upenieks, S Schieman Social Currents 8 (4), 299-313, 2021 | 43 | 2021 |
| Vicarious discrimination, psychosocial resources, and mental health among Black Americans P Louie, L Upenieks Social Psychology Quarterly 85 (2), 187-209, 2022 | 39 | 2022 |
| Jitters on the eve of the great recession: Is the belief in divine control a protective resource? L Upenieks, S Schieman, A Bierman Sociology of Religion 83 (2), 194-221, 2022 | 38 | 2022 |
| Unpacking the relationship between prayer and anxiety: A consideration of prayer types and expectations in the United States L Upenieks Journal of religion and health 62 (3), 1810-1831, 2023 | 36 | 2023 |
| Religious/spiritual struggles and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: Does “talking religion” help or hurt? L Upenieks Review of Religious Research 64 (2), 249-278, 2022 | 36 | 2022 |
| The belief in divine control and the mental health effects of stressful life events: A study of education-based contingencies L Upenieks, S Schieman Review of Religious Research 63 (2), 183-215, 2021 | 31 | 2021 |
| Religious attendance and physical health in later life: A life course approach L Upenieks, MH Schafer Journal of Health and Social Behavior 61 (4), 486-502, 2020 | 31 | 2020 |
| An expanded model of the moral self: beyond care and justice A Miles, L Upenieks Social Science Research 72, 1-19, 2018 | 26 | 2018 |
| Welcome to the dark side: The role of religious/spiritual struggles in the Black-White mental health paradox L Upenieks, P Louie, TD Hill Society and Mental Health 13 (2), 151-168, 2023 | 25 | 2023 |
| Does childhood religiosity delay death? L Upenieks, MH Schafer, A Mogosanu Journal of Religion and Health 60 (1), 420-443, 2021 | 24 | 2021 |
| Uncertainty in faith, fear of death? Transitions in religious doubt and death anxiety in later life L Upenieks Omega-Journal of Death and Dying 87 (3), 814-837, 2023 | 23 | 2023 |
| Gaining faith, losing faith: How education shapes the relationship between religious transitions and later depression L Upenieks, PA Thomas Journal of Health and Social Behavior 62 (4), 582-598, 2021 | 23 | 2021 |
| Resilience in the aftermath of childhood abuse? Changes in religiosity and adulthood psychological distress L Upenieks Journal of Religion and Health 60 (4), 2677-2701, 2021 | 23 | 2021 |
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