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Beyond belief.

¹Loughborough University, UK. J.Cromby@lboro.ac.uk

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|September 6, 2012

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Belief is redefined as socialized feeling, linked to language and social roles. This perspective offers new insights for health psychology, particularly in understanding religiosity, spirituality, and social cognition models.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Health Psychology
Social Psychology

Background:

The concept of belief is central to psychology, yet lacks a clear definition.
Existing research often overlooks the affective and social dimensions of belief.
The 'affective turn' in scholarship provides a new lens for understanding psychological phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel conceptualization of belief as a structure of socialized feeling.
To explore the implications of this conceptualization for health psychology research.
To re-examine research on religiosity, spirituality, and social cognition models.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis drawing on scholarship from the 'affective turn'.
Theoretical integration of socialized feeling, discursive practices, and social positions.
Application of the proposed conceptualization to specific areas within health psychology.

Main Results:

Belief is conceptualized as a contingent alliance between socialized feeling and discursive practices.
This framework highlights the role of social context and language in shaping beliefs.
The conceptualization offers a nuanced understanding of religiosity, spirituality, and social cognition.

Conclusions:

Understanding belief as socialized feeling provides a richer theoretical framework for psychology.
This approach has significant implications for health psychology research and practice.
It encourages a critical re-evaluation of social cognition models and their limitations.