What is it about?
Religion and spirituality theoretically contribute to meaning in life and consequently influence how people think. This study shows religious/spiritual people in Eastern Europe and the U.S. adopt more comprehensive ways of understanding behavior.
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Why is it important?
There is a vital need to understand the psychological mechanisms that play a role in the link between religion, spirituality, and meaning in life. This study identifies action identification (tendency to adopt comprehensive ways of thinking about behavior) as one such mechanism.
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This research provides an important foundation for further examining how action identification is one psychological mechanism in the religion, spirituality, and meaning in life association.
Jay Michaels
University of South Florida
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This page is a summary of: Thinking at a higher level? Religion and spirituality contribute more to global cognitive patterns among Eastern Europeans and Americans than among Western Europeans., Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, February 2022, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/rel0000383.
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