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Authentic religious experience or insanity?

S Sanderson¹, B Vandenberg, P Paese

¹University of Missouri-St. Louis, 63121, USA.

Journal of Clinical Psychology

|July 7, 1999

Summary

Mental health professionals judge religious behaviors based on their conventionality, not their specific dimensions. Unconventional religious expressions were perceived as less authentic and mentally healthy.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Religious Studies

Background:

Understanding how mental health professionals perceive religious ideation is crucial.
Previous research has not fully explored the impact of conventionality on these judgments.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how mental health professionals evaluate the religious authenticity and mental health of religiously motivated behaviors.
To determine the factors influencing these judgments, specifically the role of religious experience dimensions and conventionality.

Main Methods:

Participants reviewed written vignettes depicting religiously motivated behaviors.
The vignettes varied across six dimensions of religious context and three levels of conventionality.

Main Results:

The degree of deviation from conventional religious beliefs and practices was the primary determinant in judgments.
Behaviors perceived as more unconventional were rated as less religiously authentic and mentally healthy.

Conclusions:

Mental health professionals' assessments of religious behavior are significantly influenced by its adherence to conventional norms.
Deviance from conventional religious practices negatively impacts perceptions of both religious authenticity and mental health.

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