Francis, Leslie J., Lewis, Christopher Alan and Robbins, Mandy. (2010) Religious orientation, mental health and culture : conceptual and empirical perspectives. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.13 (No.7/8). pp. 659-666. ISSN 1367-4676

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This special edition of Mental Health, Religion and Culture brings together thirteen original empirical studies that employ theories and measures based on the notion of ‘religious orientation’. As originally conceived, Allport’s notion of religious orientation distinguished between the two motivational styles of intrinsic religiosity and extrinsic religiosity. Subsequent work distinguished between extrinsic-personal and extrinsic social motivations, and added the third orientation styled as quest religiosity. The first set of seven studies draws on a variety of measures of religious orientation developed since the mid-1960s, including single-item measures. The second set of six studies draws on the New Indices of Religious Orientation proposed by Francis in 2007. Collectively these studies confirm the continuing vitality of the notion of religious orientation for informing empirical research within the psychology of religion and strengthen the foundation for future work in this area.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Religiousness, Psychology, Religious
Journal or Publication Title:	Mental Health, Religion & Culture
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1367-4676
Date:	November 2010
Volume:	Vol.13
Number:	No.7/8
Page Range:	pp. 659-666
Identification Number:	10.1080/13674676.2010.503380
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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