International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion  
Abbreviated title (ISO) Int. J. Psychol. Relig.
Discipline Psychology of religion
Language English
Edited by Raymond F. Paloutzian
Publication details
Publisher Routledge
Publication history 1991-present
Frequency Quarterly
Indexing
ISSN 1050-8619 (print)
1532-7582 (web)
LCCN 91641651
CODEN IPRLEB
OCLC number 45255134
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The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion is a peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to research on the psychology of religion. Its scope includes the social psychology of religion, religious development, conversion, religious experience, religion and social attitudes and behavior, religion and mental health, and psychoanalytic and other theoretical interpretations of religion. The current editor-in-chief is Raymond F. Paloutzian (Westmont College).

Contents

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in PsycINFO, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Current Contents/Arts & Humanities, Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences, EBSCO databases, Family Index Database, Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Religion Index One, Religious and Theological Abstracts, Scopus, and Social Sciences Citation Index.[1] Beginning with volume 18 (2008), the journal is included in the databases of the Institute for Scientific Information.[2]

Notable authors

The journal has published articles by psychologists with major interests outside of the psychology of religion, such as Michael Argyle,[3] Albert Bandura,[4] Roy Baumeister,[5] Albert Ellis,[6] Howard Gardner,[7] Kenneth J. Gergen,[8] Christopher Peterson,[9][10] and Carl E. Thoresen.[11][12] It has also published articles by psychologists of religion such as Kenneth Pargament[13][14] and Ralph W. Hood,[15][16] as well as some psychologically-focused articles by scientists and scholars from other fields, such as James W. Fowler (theology)[17] and Harold G. Koenig (psychiatry and medicine).[18]

References

  1. ^ "Abstracting and indexing". Homepage International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. Routledge. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~mode=abstracting_a_indexing~tab=summary?content=t775653664. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  2. ^ Raymond F. Paloutzian (2010). "ISI and Impact Factor". The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 20 (1): 1. doi:10.1080/10508610903481994. 
  3. ^ Michael Argyle & Peter Hills (2000). "Religious experiences and their relations with happiness and personality". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 10 (3): 157–172. doi:10.1207/S15327582IJPR1003_02. 
  4. ^ Albert Bandura (2003). "On the psychosocial impact and mechanisms of spiritual modeling". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 13 (3): 167–174. doi:10.1207/S15327582IJPR1303_02. 
  5. ^ Roy Baumeister & Julie J. Exline (2002). "Mystical self loss: A challenge for psychological theory". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 12 (1): 15–20. doi:10.1207/S15327582IJPR1201_02. 
  6. ^ Albert Ellis (1993). "Post-enlightenment and rational-emotive therapy (RET): Comments on P. J. Watson's view". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 3 (1): 25–28. doi:10.1207/s15327582ijpr0301_3. 
  7. ^ Howard Gardner (2000). "A case against spiritual intelligence". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 10 (1): 27–34. doi:10.1207/S15327582IJPR1001_3. 
  8. ^ Kenneth J. Gergen (1993). "Belief as relational resource". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 3 (4): 231–235. doi:10.1207/s15327582ijpr0304_2. 
  9. ^ Amy L. Ai, Christopher Peterson, Bu Huang (2003). "The effect of religious-spiritual coping on positive attitudes of adult Muslim refugees from Kosovo and Bosnia". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 13 (1): 29–47. doi:10.1207/S15327582IJPR1201_02. 
  10. ^ Amy L. Ai, Steven F. Bolling & Christopher Peterson (2000). "The use of prayer by coronary artery bypass patients". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 10 (4): 205–220. doi:10.1207/S15327582IJPR1004_01. 
  11. ^ Doug Oman & Carl E. Thoresen (2003). "Spiritual modeling: A key to spiritual and religious growth?". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 13 (3): 149–165. doi:10.1207/S15327582IJPR1303_01. 
  12. ^ Doug Oman, Tim Flinders & Carl E. Thoresen (2008). "Integrating spiritual modeling into education: A college course for stress management and spiritual growth". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 18 (2): 79–107. doi:10.1080/10508610701879316. 
  13. ^ Kenneth I. Pargament (1999). "The psychology of religion and spirituality? Yes and no". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 9 (1): 3–16. doi:10.1207/s15327582ijpr0901_2. 
  14. ^ Kenneth I. Pargament & Annette Mahoney (2005). "Sacred matters: Sanctification as a vital topic for the psychology of religion". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 15 (3): 179–198. doi:10.1207/s15327582ijpr1503_1. 
  15. ^ Ralph W. Hood (1991). "Holm's use of role theory: Empirical and hermeneutical considerations of sacred text as a source of role adoption". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 1 (3): 153–159. doi:10.1207/s15327582ijpr0103_2. 
  16. ^ Nima Ghorbani, P. J. Watson, Ahad Framarz Ghramaleki, Ronald J. Morris & Ralph W. Hood (2002). "Muslim-Christian religious orientation scales: Distinctions, correlations, and cross-cultural analysis in Iran and the United States". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 12 (2): 69–91. doi:10.1207/S15327582IJPR1202_01. 
  17. ^ James W. Fowler (2001). "Faith development theory and the postmodern challenges". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 11 (3): 159–172. doi:10.1207/S15327582IJPR1103_03. 
  18. ^ Harold G. Koenig (1995). "Religion as cognitive schema". International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 5 (1): 31–37. doi:10.1207/s15327582ijpr0501_4. 

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