This is a systematic review of 30 years (1988‐2017) of empirical research on processes of
religious/spiritual influence in adolescence. We followed a multi‐step process that resulted …

Religion is associated with a wide range of socially desirable behaviors and outcomes
(particularly among adolescents), including lower rates of crime and delinquency, better …

Recent studies have found that activating religious cognition by priming techniques can
enhance prosocial behavior, arguably because religious concepts carry prosocial …

Religion is known for transforming human behaviour in many ways. This research
investigates the influence of religiosity on two unrestrained buying constructs; impulsive and …

Religiousness is reliably associated with lower substance use, but little research has
examined whether self-control helps explain why religiousness predicts lower substance …

Empirical evidence suggests that religiousness is related negatively to adolescent
substance use; yet, we know little about how such protective effects might occur. The current …

Providing information to help individuals cope physically and psychologically with a disaster
is critical in crisis communication. However, how individuals cope is relatively understudied …

We advanced an integrative trend examining religiousness/spirituality (R/S) and flourishing
using person-centered data analyses. Specifically, we tested a relational spirituality model …

Prior research indicates that religiousness is related negatively to adolescent health risk
behaviors, yet how such protective effects operate is not well understood. This study …

Faith-based organizations provide essential recovery services to individuals experiencing
homelessness. Research suggests that religion and spirituality aid recovery from alcohol …