Social workers and helping professionals serve many people who draw upon religion and
spirituality to find meaning, thrive, and overcome oppression and obstacles in their lives. The …

Meaning is widely regarded as central to human experience. Frankl (1969) con-sidered “will
to meaning” the primary human motive, arguing that the main goal in life is not to gain …

Why is revenge such a pervasive and destructive problem? How can we create a future in
which revenge is less common and forgiveness is more common? Psychologist Michael …

Cognitive theories of religion have postulated several cognitive biases that predispose
human minds towards religious belief. However, to date, these hypotheses have not been …

This study examines the possibility that relational spirituality may be inversely associated
with the relatively higher rates of adolescent depression found in girls as compared with …

Forgiveness | The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology | Oxford Academic Skip to Main
Content Advertisement Oxford Academic Search Menu Information Account Menu …

WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THE THINGS YOU BELIEVE? Do you remember events differently
from how they really happened? Where do your superstitions come from? How do morals …

This study investigates how consumer personality characteristics of religiosity, spirituality,
and emotional intelligence and the severity of service failure affect emotional and decisional …

Research showing the protective qualities of Relational Spirituality, the experience of an
ongoing dynamic personal relationship with Gd, against psychopathology in adolescents …

Posttraumatic growth may follow the experience of being significantly hurt by another
person. This study examines the roles of forgiveness and the importance of religion and …