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… - Journal of Religion and …, 2022 - Springer
At present, COVID-19 vaccines are widely available in the USA, but large proportions of the
American populace remain unvaccinated. One possible source of COVID-19 vaccine …

Gender differences in psychosocial, religious, and spiritual aspects in co**: a cross-sectional study with cancer patients

A Rassoulian, A Gaiger… - Women's health reports, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: There is a growing awareness of religiosity and/or spirituality (R/S) as a
possible resource in co** with cancer. Gender differences in religious co** have not yet …

Mattering to god and to the congregation: Gendered effects in mattering as a mechanism between religiosity and mental health

R Bonhag, L Upenieks - Journal for the Scientific Study of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A vast literature suggests favorable links between religiosity and mental health. Yet, the
concept of “mattering” is an underexplored concept in the sociology of religion. Using a …

Flowing across with demonic hate: Belief in supernatural evil and support for stricter immigration policy

BC Martinez, JC Tom, JO Baker - Journal for the Scientific Study …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Prior research has found that different aspects of religion (such as service attendance and
fundamentalism) have significant and varying effects on public attitudes about immigration …

Religion, spirituality, and mental health among scientists during the pandemic: A four‐country study

D Di, S Cranney, B Vaidyanathan, CA Fitzgerald - Zygon®, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A vast body of research shows largely positive associations between religiosity/spirituality
(R/S) and positive well‐being outcomes. Such research has examined religious …

Does the belief in biblical literalism matter for mental health? Assessing variations by gender and dimensions of religiosity

L Upenieks - Journal of Religion and Health, 2022 - Springer
Although biblical literalism is one of the most powerful ideological indicators of religiousness
in the sociological study of religion, we know very little about its role vis-à-vis mental health …

The flesh and the devil: Belief in religious evil and views of sexual morality

JO Baker, A Molle, CD Bader - Review of Religious …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
We examine an understudied connection between religion and sexuality: beliefs about the
reality of supernatural evil (Satan, hell, and demons). After controlling for multiple other …

Prone to wellness? Dispositional awe, religion/spirituality, and well-being among academic scientists

L Upenieks, B Vaidyanathan - Social Science Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent scholarship has identified a growing mental health crisis among scientists and those
in academia more generally. This study draws from nationally representative survey data …

Religious doubt and depression in later life: gender differences in the buffering role of supportive pastoral relationships

L Upenieks, R Bonhag, AC McGowan - International …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objectives: Research suggests that religious/spiritual (R/S) matters take on increasing
importance in later life and tend to be favorably associated with mental health, but religious …

Does Belief in Supernatural Agents Moderate the Association Between Interpersonal Conflict at Work and Worker Well‐Being?

JH Jung, G Choi, S Ang - Journal for the Scientific Study of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines how interpersonal conflict at work is associated with worker well‐being
in Singapore. More importantly, it assesses how this association is contingent upon belief in …