Religious strain and postconventional religiousness in trauma survivors

J. Irene Harris; Gary K. Leak; Rachel Dubke; Cory Voecks

doi:10.1037/rel0000026

Religious strain and postconventional religiousness in trauma survivors

J. Irene Harris, Gary K. Leak, Rachel Dubke, Cory Voecks

Department of Psychological Science

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Postconventional religious reasoning has been one of the best defined indicators of spiritual/religious development in the literature. Several theorists have suggested that postconventional religiousness emerges only after individuals confront challenges to their spiritual beliefs and assumptions. To investigate this idea, we studied postconventional spiritual/religious development among trauma survivors in an attempt to identify the types of religious challenges most relevant to the development of postconventional religiousness. Individuals who experienced: (a) more total trauma exposure, (b) more religious rifts with others in their faith group or family, (c) lower levels of religious fear and guilt, and (d) lower levels of religious comfort reported higher levels of postconventional religiousness.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	173-178
Number of pages	6
Journal	Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
Volume	7
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000026
State	Published - May 1 2015

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Social Psychology
Religious studies
Applied Psychology

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