Burris, C.T. and Petrican, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1363-5553 2013. Religion, negative emotions, and regulation. Saroglou, Vassilis, ed. Religion, Personality, and Social Behavior, New York: Psychology Press, pp. 96-122. (10.4324/9780203125359) |
Abstract
In broad terms, James’s postulations set the agenda for this chapter. That is, we will fi rst examine the evidence suggestive of a “sick-souled” neural profi le typifi ed by a predominance of negative emotionality that might predispose some individuals to seek out religion as a means of coping with such tendencies. More specifi cally, we will review neurophysiological research linking the same pattern of hemispheric functional dominance and neurotransmitter activity to both a predisposition towards spirituality/religiosity and a tendency to experience negative mood states and more global diffi culties in cognitive-affective regulation. With this as a backdrop, we will suggest that some individuals who possess such a “sick-souled” neural profi le may be inclined therefore to turn to religion as a means of coping with their negative affective states.
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Date Type: | Published Online |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Psychology |
Publisher: | Psychology Press |
ISBN: | 9780203125359 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jan 2023 02:35 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/128624 |
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