Psychology of religion a commentary on the classic texts. First, an overview of the stress within the academic context is provided. Religious and ethnic group influences on beliefs about. Religion and caregiving for orphans and vulnerable. Psychology, religion, and spirituality by fraser watts.
Ten clients who were currently in, or had recently finished, therapy were interviewed. Vol 1, no 2 2000 forum qualitative social research. Start studying psychology and religion exam 1 study guide. It is the study, through empirical and academic means, of the spiritual experiences of individuals using psychology. Qualitative methods and the partly ineffable in psychological research on religion and spirituality historically, religious and spiritual issues have been marginalized within academic psychology.
The role of health communication in vaccination programmes cannot be overemphasized. Participants reported using their religious or spiritual beliefs to cope with their psychological problems before and during therapy. Religious beliefs, perception towards mental health. It generally involves asking broader research questions, collecting more detailed data e. The reconstitution of the international association for the psychology of religion. Qualitative methods in the study of biographies, interactions and. A study of religious goals in a highly religious sample. Psychological approaches to the study of religion the. Attitudes towards religion and religious practices among. Under the influence of james pioneering work and culminating in the provocative work of maslow, ten books proved pivotal in the emergence of the psychology of religion as a respected area of research, study, and specialization within both the disciplines of psychology and theology.
Using inductive analysis and coding, three primary themes were uncovered. The psychological study of religion and spirituality has always been identified with questionnaires and scales designed to measure particular phenomena of interest. Cognitive biases explain religious belief, paranormal. This study used qualitative methodology to investigate how catholic, jewish, muslim, and universalist unitarian students coped with their religious minority status in public schools where the majority of students, teachers, and staff were selfidentified members or participants of. We investigated concepts that emerged as significant in their narratives, including the concepts of aging, time remaining, spirituality. Fraser watts recognizes that religion is complex and multifaceted, taking different forms in different people and contexts. Cognitive biases explain religious belief, paranormal belief, and belief in lifes purpose aiyana k. Religious beliefs, attitudes towards mental health treatment, and mental health utilization among southern rural african americans by tiffany f. What led them to their particular religion why they chose one religion over another. A qualitative study of coping with religious minority.
The father of experimental psychology, wilhelm wundt was a pioneer in this field. How clients with religious or spiritual beliefs experience. Pdf religious and ethnic group influences on beliefs. He seems to think that the psychology of religions main purpose is to study and understand the behavior of religious people. The crosscultural study on deconversion see new book. The experiences of spirituality among adults with mental. Google search qualitative psychology your topic and see what you can find. Religious scholars and psychology seeing that the nature of religious experience as such is a psychological topic. Using real examples of qualitative studies is the best way to teach the related methodology. Even with the advent of the psychology of religion, some important research. A qualitative study by griffith 1998 documented the ecstatic experiences of pious emo.
The international journal for the psychology of religion. University students understanding and perceptions of. A qualitative investigation of religion, gender role beliefs, and culture in the lives of a select group of muslim men by elham bagheri a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the doctor of philosophy degree in psychological and quantitative foundations counseling psychology in the graduate college of. The extraordinary range of methods and frameworks can be helpfully summed up regarding the classic distinction between the naturalscientific and humanscientific approaches. Copyright 2005 christian association for psychological. It is full of fascinating and surprising insights into people and their religious worlds, and his belief in both the empirical value of psychology and the spiritual value of. Your professor of psychology completely misses the point. Franz breuer, katja mruck html deutsch pdf deutsch html pdf.
Another approach is to find studies that could help them understand other aspects of the core, like acculturation, childhood development, relationships, etc. In his 2002 article for the psychologist, michael argyle proposed treating religious faith as an attitude something with cognitive, behavioural and emotional components, and he strongly emphasised the social dimension of all of these. Four lessons from the study of fundamentalism and psychology of religion 3 the fundamentalism project directed by martin marty and scott appleby is a multidisciplinary army of scholars to understand conservative, ideologicallydriven religious movements springing up around the world. Qualitative and quantitative methods in religious studies. Stressmanagement strategies among firstyear students at a south african university 3 stress and coping. In this study, the selected group included members of the evangelical community.
Overview on concepts, research design, instruments and key results. Qualitative research research methods in psychology. Stressmanagement strategies among firstyear students at. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The study was conducted in the city of bangalore among youngsters between the ages of 18 and 24.
Therefore, sociology and psychology of religion must intertwine. Qualitative methods and psychology in german language countries. Adrian coyle is a senior lecturer and joint course director of the practitioner doctorate program in psychotherapeutic and counselling psychology at the university of surrey in the uk. It is basically a study of the ways religious faith affects behavior and thinking of adherents. This qualitative study aimed to capture the views and reasons for veiling by young muslim women in a social context where ethnicreligious identity is not contested or threatened.
Many researchers conceptualize quantitative and qualitative research as complementary and advocate combining them. Psychology and religion exam 1 study guide flashcards. Phenomenological studies are of descriptive value in their own right, as well as providing means to operationalize and measure reports of religious and spiritual experiences. Haynes a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philos ophy psychology in the university of michigan 2010 doctoral committee. It is assumed that counselling psychology graduate students whose religious beliefs are central to their lives access forms of religious coping to. In nigeria, numerous communication approaches have been deployed but these interventions are not without challenges. Religiousspiritual coping in children with cystic fibrosis cf clinical experience with children with cf and their families coupled with exposure to models of adult religiousspiritual coping prompted the development of the following three research questions for this qualitative study. That being said, most academic research is founded upon a basic ontological belief that there is an observable reality external to the researcher, and the quantitative study of religion is no exception. For the internationale gesellschaft fur religionspsychologie international association for the psychology of religion iapr, its xivth conference, held on september 2830, 2001, in soesterberg, the netherlands, was an important event. Sociology studies man within his social relationships whereas psychology studies the mind and emotions of men for various objects.
Pdf psychology of religion share and discover research. A qualitative investigation of religion, gender role. An outcomeoriented definition such as that proposed by nkwi et al. All journal articles featured in international journal for the psychology of religion vol 30 issue 2. Using qualitative descriptive analysis, three major themes emerged. Respondents discussed how religion provided a strong motivation for their work, reported that religious institutions were often the way in which they were introduced to caregiving as an occupation, and spoke of the ways religious practices sustain them in their work. Key psychological issues in the study of religion 355 est in the nature of our own mind. Psychological a research guide for those taking the introductory course in religious studies at nyu, or for those seeking to incorporate the academic study of religion into their research. We therefore aimed to explore factors affecting the delivery.
However, exactly what constitutes the social psychology of religion is open to debate, as is the nature of broader domain, the psychology of religion. We investigated concepts that emerged as significant in their narratives, including the concepts of aging, time remaining, spirituality, and thoughts about future care needs. Qualitative and quantitative methods in religious studies heinz streib universitat bielefeld, germany the nomotheticidiographic opposition and a proposal of building bridges. Religion, if nothing else, is a profoundly human phenomenon, and therefore amenable to study by psychologists. Habit, and temptation resistance in the relation between trait selfcontrol and goal success. Religion is an important entity of mans social relationship along with mind and emotions which are interdependent. This study provides the first indepth qualitative exploration of uk public perceptions of schizophrenia since 1999 and is the first qualitative exploration of university students perceptions of schizophrenia within the. Participants included two men and four women who ranged in age from 20 to 71.
The quantitative study of religion is conducted from a number of epistemological perspectives ranging from positivism to constructivism. The study was conducted on 50 under graduate and post graduate college students in haridwar, uttarakhand. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Qualitative research is an important alternative to quantitative research in psychology.
Using purposive sampling methods, we examined how religious beliefs informed health behaviors among twenty somali refugees. It emerged from a study, generativity and lifestyles of older women glow that explored the experience of childlessness among 54 nevermarried women. White christian, pakistani muslim, indian hindu, orthodox jewish and afro. Psychology of religion consists of the application of psychological methods and interpretive frameworks to the diverse contents of religious traditions as well as to both religious and irreligious individuals. The aim of the study was to examine the level of spiritual intelligence, mental health and quality of life the findings of the study revealed that spiritual intelligence and mental health are correlated significantly. The historical study of qualitative methods offers a treasure trove for the growing comprehension of qualitative methods and their integration with quantitative inquiry. The relation between being religious and reaching a higher level of psychologicalsocial performance was investigated in a qualitative study. Introduction the state of theory in the psychology of. Despite being the largest african group to resettle in the united states, there is a dearth of literature examining the influence of religion on health behaviors and beliefs among somali refugees. Attitudes towards religion and religious practices among youth. This qualitative study explored the process of help. This qualitative study explores the process of helpseeking and therapy among clients with religious or spiritual beliefs.
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