The Road Not Taken: Fostering Research on the Psychology of Religiosity and Spirituality via Underused Representative, Open-Access Datasets (ROADs)

Psychologists studying religiosity and spirituality (R/S) often face several challenges when conducting their research, such as collecting data from nationally representative samples, cross-cultural generalizability, statistical power, and integrated multilevel approaches. We examined one potential...

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Publié dans:The international journal for the psychology of religion
Auteurs: Scott, Matthew J. (Auteur) ; Cohen, Adam B. (Auteur) ; Johnson, Kathryn A. (Auteur) ; Okun, Morris A. (Auteur)
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Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2019]
Dans: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Année: 2019, Volume: 29, Numéro: 3, Pages: 204-221
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Psychologie des religions / Recherche / Religiosité / Spiritualité / Science ouverte
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
AE Psychologie de la religion
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Résumé:Psychologists studying religiosity and spirituality (R/S) often face several challenges when conducting their research, such as collecting data from nationally representative samples, cross-cultural generalizability, statistical power, and integrated multilevel approaches. We examined one potential solution-the use of Representative, Open-Access Datasets (ROADs), which are currently underutilized. In this article, we define ROADs; discuss affordances, obstacles, and best practices in using them; document the R/S variables available in various waves of ongoing ROADs collection efforts; and delineate ways to increase usage of ROADs as a research tool in the future. This will enhance the capability of psychologists to address theory-driven questions and to better understand the role of R/S in everyday life, including social attitudes, health, and well-being, as well as social change, cohesion, and conflict. Looking forward, we recommend (a) adding more, and more nuanced, variables to future ROADs data collection efforts; (b) publishing more frequently using ROADs data; and (c) conducting workshops to promote the use of ROADs and to train researchers in secondary data analysis techniques.
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ISSN:1532-7582
Référence:Errata "Correction (2019)"
Contient:Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10508619.2019.1596000