Positive emotions as leading to religion and spirituality
@article{Saroglou2008PositiveEA, title={Positive emotions as leading to religion and spirituality}, author={Vassilis Saroglou and Coralie Buxant and Jonathan Tilquin}, journal={The Journal of Positive Psychology}, year={2008}, volume={3}, pages={165 - 173} }
A great deal of research has shown that a variety of negative events and emotions can increase religion and spirituality. We argue that positive events and emotions (that imply some self-transcendence) can increase religion and spirituality. In two experiments, participants (N = 91 and N = 87) were exposed to a neutral video or one of three videos eliciting positive emotions: humor, appreciation of nature, and wonder at childbirth. Religiousness was to some extent affected by the positive…
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