RESEARCH + ASSESSMENT

Journal Article

Religion and State Authority: Control of the Child

2022

Childhood/Children,Family/Parenting,Religion/Spirituality,Authoritarianism

Brannum, K., & Drumhiller, N. (2022). Religion and state authority: Control of the child. International Journal of Coercion, Abuse, and Manipulation, 3, 37–51.

Journal Article

Religion, Spirituality and LGBTQ Identity Integration

2015

LGBTQ+,Sex/Sexuality,Religion/Spirituality

Brenda L. Beagan & Brenda Hattie (2015): Religion, spirituality and LGBTQ identity integration, Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling.

Journal Article

Religion, Spirituality, and Health: The Research and Clinical Implications

2012

Health,Religion/Spirituality

Koenig, H. G. (2012). Religion, spirituality, and health: The research and clinical implications. ISRN Psychiatry, 2012, Article 278730. https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/278730

Journal Article

Religious Complexity and Intergroup Bias

2020

Religious/Spiritual Abuse,Biases

Sharp, C. A., Shariff, A. F., & LaBouff, J. P. (2020). Religious complexity and intergroup bias. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 30(2), 73-88.

Journal Article

Religious Fundamentalism: A Conceptual and Empirical Study Among Muslims of Turkish Origin in Germany

2024

Fundamentalism

Pollack, D., Müller, O., & Demmrich, S. (2024) Religious Fundamentalism: A Conceptual and Empirical Study Among Muslims of Turkish Origin in Germany. Sociology of Religion. 10.1093/socrel/srae035. DOI: doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srae035

Journal Article

Religious Social Support, Discrimination, and Psychiatric Disorders Among Black Adolescents

2017

BIPOC,Religion/Spirituality,Adolescence,Culture/Community,Race & Racism

Hope, M. O., Assari, S., Cole-Lewis, Y. C., & Caldwell, C. H. (2017). Religious social support, discrimination, and psychiatric disorders among Black adolescents. Race and Social Problems, 9(2), 102-114. DOI: 10.1007/s12552-016-9192-7.

Thesis/Dissertation

Religious Trauma Healing through Expressive Arts Therapy: A Literature Review

2025

Treatment/Counseling

Whitman, A. S. (2025) Religious Trauma Healing through Expressive Arts Therapy: A Literature Review. Expressive Therapies Theses, 15. Obtained at digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_therapies_theses/15.

Journal Article

Religious Trauma Syndrome: It's Time to Recognize It

2011

Religious/Spiritual Abuse,Trauma,Recovery

Winell, M. (2011). Religious Trauma Syndrome: It’s time to recognise it. CBT Today, 39(2), 16–18.

Journal Article

Religious Trauma Syndrome: The Futile Fate of Faith

2024

Trauma,Religious/Spiritual Abuse

Singh, S., Yadav, A. K., Chauhan, V. S., & Agrawal, M. (2024). Religious trauma syndrome: The futile fate of faith. Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 33(Suppl 1), S309–S310.

Journal Article

Religious Trauma and Moral Injury From LGBTQA+ Conversion Practices

2022

Conversion Practices,LGBTQ+,Moral Injury

Jones, T. W., Power, J., & Jones, T. M. (2022). Religious trauma and moral injury from LGBTQA+ conversion practices. Social Science & Medicine, 305, Article 115068.

Journal Article

Religious Trauma: A Phenomenological Inquiry Into Impacts on Millennials

2024

Religious/Spiritual Abuse,Purity Culture

Farrell, S. M. (2024). Religious trauma: A phenomenological inquiry into impacts on millennials. The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society, 15(2), 181.

Journal Article

Religious Trauma: Redefinition, Attachment Theory as a Conceptual Framework, and a Path Forward Utilizing Ecospirituality

2025

Attachment ,Religion/Spirituality

Farrell, S. (2025). Religious trauma: Redefinition, attachment theory as a conceptual framework, and a path forward utilizing Ecospirituality. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work. 1-14. 10.1080/15426432.2025.2520516.

Journal Article

Religious and Spiritual Struggles and Their Links to Psychological Adjustment

2022

Psychology,Religious/Spiritual Abuse

Bockrath, J., Keon, K., & Hinton, J. (2022). Religious and spiritual struggles and their links to psychological adjustment. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.

Journal Article

Religious/Spiritual Abuse and Trauma: A Systematic Review of the Empirical Literature

2022

Abuse ,Trauma,Literature Review

Ellis, H. M., Hook, J. N., Zuniga, S., Hodge, A. S., Ford, K. M., Davis, D. E., & Van Tongeren, D. R. (2022). Religious/spiritual abuse and trauma: A systematic review of the empirical literature. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 9(4), 213–231.

Journal Article

Religious/Spiritual Abuse, Meaning-Making, and Posttraumatic Growth

2024

Abuse ,Trauma,Religion/Spirituality

Perry, S. (2024). Religious/Spiritual Abuse, Meaning-Making, and Posttraumatic Growth. Religions, 15(7), 824. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15070824

Journal Article

Religious/Spiritual Struggles and Mental Health Among Black Adolescents and Emerging Adults

2023

Adolescence,BIPOC,Religion/Spirituality,Treatment/Counseling,Race & Racism

Parker, J., Purvis, L., & Williams, B. (2023) Religious/Spiritual Struggles and Mental Health Among Black Adolescents and Emerging Adults. Journal of Black Psychology.

Journal Article

Rituals as a Control Mechanism in Human Trafficking: Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Literature

2022

Control/Coercion,Rituals,Trafficking

Chisholm, A., Mark, I., Unigwe, S., & Katona, C. (2022). Rituals as a control mechanism in human trafficking: Systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature. Journal of Human Trafficking. Advance online publication.

Journal Article

Scarcity as Latent Architecture: Parasociality, Digital In-Groups, and Cultic Radicalization

2026

Cults/High-Control,Culture/Community,Radicalization

Choudhury, Z. (2026). Scarcity as latent architecture: Parasociality, digital in-groups, and cultic radicalization. International Journal of Cultic Studies, 17, 75–83.

Journal Article

Scars of the Soul: Get Refusal and Spiritual Abuse in Orthodox Jewish Communities

2017

Marriage/Divorce,Sex/Sexuality,Religious/Spiritual Abuse

Starr, K. (2017). Scars of the Soul: Get Refusal and Spiritual Abuse in Orthodox Jewish Communities. Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues 31, 37-60.

Journal Article

Script Drama Analysis II (Drama Triangle)

2019

Social/Relationships,Treatment/Counseling

Karpman, S. (2019). Script Drama Analysis II. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research & Practice. 10. 21-39.

Journal Article

Second and Multiple Generation Adult Former Cult Members: Who Are We and What Do We Want from Counseling?

2023

Multigenerational,Cults/High-Control,Treatment/Counseling

Matthews, C. H. (2023). Second and multiple generation adult former cult members: Who are we and what do we want from counseling? ICSA Today, 14(2), 14–20.

Journal Article

Second-Generation Adult Former Cult Group Members’ Recovery Experiences: Implications for Counseling

2014

Cults/High-Control,Multigenerational,Recovery,Treatment/Counseling

Matthews, C. H., & Salazar, C. F. (2014). Second-generation adult former cult group members’ recovery experiences: Implications for counseling. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 36, 188-203.

Journal Article

Sexual Orientation Change Efforts, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Suicide Ideation and Attempt Among Sexual Minority Adults

2020

Sex/Sexuality,Conversion Practices,Suicide,LGBTQ+

Blosnich, J. R., Marsiglio, M. C., & Ransford, H. E. (2020). Sexual orientation change efforts, adverse childhood experiences, and suicide ideation and attempt among sexual minority adults. American Journal of Public Health, 110(7), 1024–1030.

Journal Article

Sharing My Stages of Recovery from a Coercive Catholic Religious Order

2024

Recovery,Religious/Spiritual Abuse,Control/Coercion

Lennon, J. P. (2024). Sharing my stages of recovery from a coercive Catholic religious order. ICSA Today, 15(1), 10–15.

Journal Article

Spare the Rod or Spare the Child? Divergent Perspectives on Conservative Protestant Child Discipline

1995

Family/Parenting,Developmental Trauma, Abuse ,Childhood/Children

Bartkowski, J. P. (1995). Spare the rod..., or spare the child? Divergent perspectives on conservative Protestant child discipline. Review of Religious Research, 37(2), 97–116. https://doi.org/10.2307/3512395

Journal Article

Speaking With Us, Not For Us: Neurodiversity, Theology and Justice

2023

Disability,Neurodivergence/Autism/ADHD,Theology

Jacobs, N. L. (2023). Speaking with us, not for us: Neurodiversity, theology and justice. Journal of Disability & Religion, 27(4), 584-605.

Book/Chapter

Spiritual Abuse and Gender-Based Violence

2023

Abuse ,Gender,Victimization & Violence,Religious/Spiritual Abuse

Tomalin, E. (2023). Spiritual abuse and gender-based violence. In P. Ali & M. M. Rogers (Eds.) Gender-Based Violence: A Comprehensive Guide (pp. 323-334). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Journal Article

Spiritual Abuse in Christian Faith Settings: Definition, Policy and Practice Guidance

2018

Prevalence/Statistics,Religious/Spiritual Abuse,Christian/Evangelical

Oakley, L. & Kinmond, K. & Humphreys, J. (2018). Spiritual abuse in Christian faith settings: definition, policy and practice guidance. The Journal of Adult Protection. 20. 144-154. 10.1108/JAP-03-2018-0005.

Journal Article

Spiritual Issues in Psychotherapy

1991

Recovery,Treatment/Counseling,Religion/Spirituality

Vaughan, F. (1991) Spiritual Issues in Psychotherapy. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology.

Journal Article

Spiritual Trauma as a Manifestation of Religious and Spiritual Struggles in Female Victims of Sexual Abuse

2022

Abuse ,Women,Sexual Abuse,Religion/Spirituality

Prusak, J. & Schab, A. (2022) Spiritual Trauma as a Manifestation of Religious and Spiritual Struggles in Female Victims of Sexual Abuse in Adolescence or Young Adulthood in the Catholic Church in Poland. Archive for the Psychology of Religion.