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Psychological Analysis of Religious Experience: The Construction of the Intensity of Religious Experience Scale (IRES).

J Relig Health September 9, 2020 Stanisław Głaz 21 citations

A new psychometric tool, the Intensity of Religious Experience Scale (IRES), measures subjective feelings of God's presence and absence among Catholics. Developed across three studies, the scale showed reliable and valid two-factor structure: experiencing God's presence and experiencing God's absence, both influencing aspects of life. The first study generated items from Catholic religious experience concepts. The second study, with 217 participants, used exploratory factor analysis and established three-week test-retest reliability. The third study, with 368 participants, confirmed the two-factor structure through confirmatory factor analysis and concurrent validation. The findings indicate that religious experience has a distinct structure that can be reliably measured.

DOI: 10.1007/s10943-020-01084-7 Full text

Identity Matters: Religious Experiences of US based Transgender Young People.

J Relig Health December 22, 2022

Transgender young people in the US describe their religious experiences as complex and often ambivalent, shaped by both affirming and rejecting religious environments. The authors argue that identity matters profoundly in how these individuals navigate spirituality, with many reporting that their gender identity and religious beliefs are intertwined rather than separate. Some participants found acceptance in progressive religious communities, while others experienced exclusion or conflict. The study highlights the need for religious spaces that affirm transgender identities.

DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01723-1

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Psychological Analysis of Religious Experience: The Construction of the Intensity of Religious Experience Scale (IRES).

Identity Matters: Religious Experiences of US based Transgender Young People.