The current work examined the association between existential isolation and religious quest
orientation (ie, spiritual belief uncertainty). First, Study 1 measured existential isolation and�…

The construct of quest as measured by the Quest Scale raises complexities that this study
addressed with online surveys measuring religiosity, ego identity, and well‐being of�…

This study proposes a concept called “existential spirituality”–defined as the extent of a
person's belief in ultimate truth and meaning in life—and explores the relationship between�…

Positive social connections are integral to people's experience of meaning in their lives. As
such, social isolation can make life seem meaningless. Chan, Michalak, and Ybarra (2019�…

Although variable-centered analyses predominate the religiosity-health literature, they are
limited in that they tend to focus on the (unique) associations between a single facet of�…

Spirituality and religiosity have been found to be positive predictors of subjective well-being,
even if results are not altogether consistent across studies. This mixed evidence is probably�…

We examined the relation between experiential avoidance and mental health in a sample of
307 American adults reporting spiritual struggles. Experiential avoidance was consistently�…

The population of “nones,” those who do not affiliate with a religion, is continually growing in
the United States. Many of those who identify as nones have disaffiliated from religious�…

Religion provides solutions for basic existential concerns that have the potential to arouse
fear and anxiety and undermine psychological health. However, many aspects of religion�…

This study explored psychological variables associated with disaffiliation from Orthodox
Judaism (a covenantal community), and subsequent wellness. A web-based survey (N�…