Religiosity : psychological perspectives, individual differences, and health benefits / editors, Rochelle Cooper.

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RELIGIOSITY PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES, INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND HEALTH BENEFITS ; RELIGIOSITY PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES, INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND HEALTH BENEFITS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE; Chapter 1 PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON RELIGIOUS CONVERSION: PROCESS, TYPOLOGY AND ITS HEALTH CONSEQUENCES ; ABSTRACT ; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OF CONVERSION ; TYPOLOGY OF RELIGIOUS CONVERSION ; CONVERSION PROCESS ; CONSEQUENCES OF RELIGIOUS CONVERSION ON PERSONALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Chapter 2 THE IMPORTANCE OF MEANING IN LIFE AS A MEDIATOR OF RELIGIOUSNESS AND HOPE IN LATE ADOLESCENTS ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; The Multidimensional Character of Relations between Religiousness and Hope ; Meaning in Life As a Potential Mediator between Religiousness and Hope ; The Present Study ; METHOD ; Participants and Procedure ; Measures ; RESULTS ; DISCUSSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 3 THE CONTRIBUTION OF RELIGIOSITY AND SPIRITUALITY TO WELL-BEING ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; WELL-BEING, SPIRITUALITY, AND RELIGIOSITY ; Definition of Well-Being

Benefits of Well-Being, Religiosity and Spirituality ILL-BEING, SPIRITUALITY, AND RELIGIOSITY ; CONTEXT, SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGIOSITY ; Motivations ; Religious Context ; DEFINING AND ASSESSING SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGIOSITY ; FUTURE RESEARCH ; REFERENCES; BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH ; Book Chapters ; Chapter 4 CONSTRUCTIONS OF RELIGIOSITY, SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING, AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN ARAB ADOLESCENTS ; ABSTRACT ; METHOD ; Participants ; Questionnaires ; I. Religiosity Scales ; II. Subjective Well-Being Rating Scales ; III. Anxiety and Depression Scales ; Procedure ; RESULTS; DISCUSSION

Results The Role of Age and Sex ; Discussion ; PRACTICAL GUIDELINES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF RELIGIOSITY AND SUICIDE RISK ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 7 SPIRITUAL TACTICS, SICKNESS AND DEPRESSED MOOD IN OLDER ADULTS ; ABSTRACT ; PREVENTING DEPRESSED MOOD THROUGH SPIRITUAL TACTICS ; HYPOTHESES ; METHOD ; Participants ; Measurement; Procedure ; RESULTS ; DISCUSSION ; FUTURE RESEARCH ; IMPLICATIONS ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; APPENDIX: MEASUREMENT ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 8 SPIRITUALITY, RELIGIOSITY AND EATING DISORDER SYMPTOMATOLOGY IN WOMEN ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Eating Disorder Symptomatology

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