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. Various articles are presented covering psychological, sociological and cross-cultural topics relevant to religious/spiritual researchers and academics.
Profiling the personality of clergy: Abbreviated Eysenck Personality Profiler (EPP-A), Leslie J. Francis, Chris Jackson, and Susan H. Jones
Killing as trauma: The religions implications of perpetration-induced traumatic stress, Rachel M. MacNair
The impact of changing marital status on religious attendance in Australia, John M. Armstrong
Religious switching: Does parents’ education matter?, Amy Adamczyk
Burnout among male Anglican parochial clergy in England: Testing a modified form of the Maslach Burnout Inventory, Christopher J. R. Rutledge and Leslie Francis
Religious coping moderates the relationship between early maladaptive schema origins and dysphoria, Christian T. Racine and John J. Cecero
Gender Differences in stress among Protestant clergy: An exploratory study, Stephen J. Fichter
Religious choice and the meaning of Church in the lives of evangelical seekers, Richard W. Christopherson
Spirituality and religious variables as predictors of well-being in sex offenders, Brendan Geary, Joseph W. Ciarrocchi, and N.J. Scheers
Mainline evangelical renewal movements: A preliminary inquiry, Sean F. Everton
Happiness and the varieties of religious experience: Religious support, practices, and spirituality as predictors of well-being, Joseph W. Ciarrocchi and Erin Deneke
Temptation bias: Seeing oneself as better able than others to resist temptation, Sheila Garos, James K. Beggan, and Annette Kluck
The Logoplex as a paradigm for understanding spiritual transcendence, Ralph L. Piedmont