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The current study expanded on the research literature addressing mental health implications of religious fundamentalism (RF) by demonstrating the latter predicts the former over and above general religiosity across three college student samples. In Study 1, RF predicted unique variance in religious and existential well-being. In Study 2, RF uniquely predicted greater optimism and sense of coherence. In Study 3, RF uniquely predicted positive – but not negative – affect. These results indicate there is something beyond general religiosity that leads RF to relate to mental health. Limitations and implications are discussed.