Research in the social scientific study of religion / / edited by Ralph L. Piedmont.

• TeilnehmendeR: Piedmont, Ralph L., 1958-
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion 18.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (315 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Openness and spiritual development in adolescents /; Jung: Mentor for pastoral counselors /; The relations among spirituality and religiosity and Axis II functioning in two college samples /; Associations between humility, spiritual transcendence, and forgiveness /; Introduction to special section on positive psychology /; The vocation identity questionnaire: Measuring the sense of calling /; Spirituality and God-attachment as predictors of subjective well-being for seminarians and nuns in India /; Child abuse, personality, and spirituality as predictors of happiness in maltese college students /; Spiritual transcendence and religious practices in recovery from pathological gambling: Reducing pain or enhancing quality of life? /; Patience as a virtue: Religious and psychological perspectives /; Inward, outward, upward prayers and personal character /; Life satisfaction and spirituality in adolescents /; The relationship between spirituality, assessed through self-transcendent goal strivings, and positive psychological attributes /; Authors’ biographies /; Manuscript reviewers /; Index of names /; Index of subjects /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1281921386; 9786611921385; 9047419642
• ISSN: 1046-8064
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Ralph L. Piedmont.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion (RSSSR) publishes reports of innovative studies that pertain empirically or theoretically to the scientific study of religion, including spirituality, regardless of their academic discipline or professional orientation. RSSSR is published annually with the kind support of Loyola College, Maryland, USA. This volume of RSSSR contains several articles on spiritual development among adolescents, spiritual transcendence, Jung and pastoral counseling and spirituality and religiosity. In addition to this, a special section of nine articles is devoted to several aspects of positive psychology and its usage in practice.