Publications

Brandt, P-Y., & Day, J. (Eds.). (in press). Psychologie du développement religieux: Questions classiques et perspectives contemporaines. Geneve: Labor et Fides.

Mosher, R., Youngman, D., & Day, J. (Eds). (2006). Human development across the lifespan: Educational and psychological applications (2nd ed.). Westport: Praeger Publishing.

Saroglou, V., Christians, L.-L., Buxant, C., & Casalfiore, S. (2005). Mouvements religieux contestés: Psychologie, droit et politiques de précaution. Gent: Academia Press (série Problems actuels concernant la cohésion sociale). See for an extensive summary:   EN    FR    NL

Saroglou, V. (2001). Paternity as function: Structuring the religious experience (International Series in the Psychology of Religion). Amsterdam-Atlanta: Rodopi. (English translation of Structuration psychique de l'expérience religieuse : La fonction paternelle. Paris : L'Harmattan, 1997).

Saroglou, V. & Hutsebaut, D. (Eds.). (2001). Religion et développement humain : Questions psychologiques. Paris : L'Harmattan (coll. Religion et sciences humaines). 

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Day, J. (in press). Epistemic subjects and dialogical selves revisted: Meta-dialogical approaches in the study of human development and some implications for education. Journal of Constructivist Psychology.

Day, J. (in press). Religious elements in moral decision-making: Towards an integrated, socio-cultural developmental approach. Estudios de Psicología.

Mathijsen, F. (in press) Adolescents and spiritualism: Is this a good way to cope with fear? A qualitative approach. Mental Health, Religion, and Culture.

Van Cappellen, P., & Saroglou, V. (in press). Awe activates religious and spiritual feelings and behavioral intentions . Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.

Van Pachterbeke, M., Keller, J., & Saroglou, V. (2012). Flexibility in existential beliefs and worldviews: Introducing and measuring existential quest . Journal of Individual Differences, 33, 2-16.

Van Pachterbeke, M., Freyer, C., & Saroglou, V. (2011). When authoritarianism meets religion: Sacrificing others in the name of abstract deontology . European Journal of Social Psychology, 41, 898-903.

Blogowska, J., & Saroglou, V. (2011). Religious fundamentalism and limited prosociality as a function of the target . Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 50, 44-60.

Saroglou, V. (2011). Believing, bonding, behaving, and belonging: The big four religious dimensions and cultural variation . Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42, 1320-1340.

Saroglou, V., & Cohen, A. B. (Eds.). (2011). Religion and culture: Perspectives from cultural and cross-cultural psychology (Special issue). Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42(8).

Saroglou, V., & Cohen, A. B. (2011). Psychology of culture and religion: Introduction to the JCCP special issue . Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42, 1309-1319.

Saroglou, V., & Crommelynck, D. (2011). De la dangerosité sectaire: Perceptions et determinants . Bulletin de Psychologie, 64, 155-168.

Saroglou, V., Yzerbyt, V., & Kaschten, C. (2011). Meta-stereotypes of groups with opposite religious views: Believers and non-believers . Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 21, 484-498.

Van Cappellen, P. (2011). Un rituel collectif: Analyse de 1 Ch 15-16 selon le modèle de E. Durkheim . Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, 25, 289-302.

Van Cappellen, P., Corneille, O., Cols, S., & Saroglou, V. (2011). Beyond mere compliance to authoritative figures: Religious priming increases conformity to informational influence among submissive people . International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 21, 97-105.

Buxant, C., Saroglou, V., & Tesser, M. (2010). Free-lance spiritual seekers: Self-growth or compensatory motives? Mental Health, Religion, and Culture, 13, 209-222.

Day, J. M. (2010). Religion, spirituality, and positive psychology in adulthood: A developmental view. Journal of Adult Development, 17, 215-229. 

Day J. M. (2010). Culture, psychology, and religion: Critically appraising Belzen's contributions. Mental Health, Religion, and Culture, 13, 359-363.

Friedman, M., & Saroglou, V. (2010). Religiosity, acculturation to the host culture, self-esteem and depressive symptoms among stigmatized and nonstigmatized religious immigrant groups in Western Europe . Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 32, 185-195.

Mathijsen, F. (2010). Young people and paranormal experiences: Why are they scared? A cognitive pattern . Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 32, 345-361.

Saroglou, V. (2010). Religiousness as a cultural adaptation of basic traits: A Five-Factor Model perspective . Personality and Social Psychology Review, 14, 108-125.

Saroglou, V. (2010). Orgueil, humilité et leurs vicissitudes: Une approche psychologique . Revue Théologique de Louvain, 41, 539-562. (See for an Italian version: Chapters, 2010).

Buxant, C. (2009). Pourquoi se tourner vers le religieux ? Des besoins affectifs et cognitifs au désir de réalisation de soi . Revue théologique de Louvain, 40, 41-65.

Buxant, C., Saroglou, V., & Scheuer, J. (2009). Contemporary conversions: Compensatory needs or self-growth motives? Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 20, 47-68.

Friedman, M. & Rholes, W. S. (2009). Religious fundamentalism and terror management: Differences by interdependant and independant construal. Self and Identity, 8, 24-44.

Mathijsen, F. (2009) Empirical research and paranormal beliefs: Going beyond the epistemological debate in favour of the individual. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 31, 319-333.

Pichon, I., & Saroglou, V. (2009). Religion and helping: Impact of target, thinking styles and just-world beliefs . Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 31, 215-236.

Saroglou, V., Lamkaddem, B., Van Pachterbeke, M., & Buxant, C. (2009). Host society’s dislike of the Islamic veil: The role of subtle prejudice, values, and religion . International Journal for Intercultural Relations, 33, 419-428.

Saroglou, V., Corneille, O., & Van Cappellen, P. (2009). “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening”: Religious priming activates submissive thoughts and behaviors . International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 19, 143-154.

Saroglou, V., & Cohen, A. B. (in press). Cultural and cross-cultural psychology of religion. In R. F. Paloutzian & C. L. Park (Eds.), Handbook of the psychology of religion and spirituality (2^nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

Saroglou, V. (in press). Religion, spirituality, and altruism. In K. I. Pargament, J. Exline, & J. Jones (Eds.), APA Handbook of psychology, religion and spirituality, Vol. 1. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Saroglou, V. (in press). Adolescents’ social development and religion: Coherence at the detriment of openness. In G. Trommsdorff & X. Chen (Eds.), Values, religion, and culture in adolescent development. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Saroglou, V. (in press). Γήρας, και θρησκευτικότητα [Late adulthood, and religiosity] [In Greek]. In P. Vassileiadis (Ed.), Μεγάλη Ορθόδοξη Χριστιανική Εγκυκλοπαίδεια [Great Orthodox Christian Encyclopedia] (Vol. 5). Athens: Strategikes Ekdoseis.

Day, J. M., & Nader, N. (in press). Vers l'intégration des modèles cognitivo-développementaux et discursifs du developpement religieux et spirituel. In P.-Y. Brandt & J. Day (Eds.), Psychologie du développement religieux: Questions classiques et perspectives contemporaines. Geneve: Labor et Fides.

Day, J. M. (in press). Du tiers présent au transcendent: Ombres, lumières, et objets du transitionnel. In A-C Frankard & J-L Brackelaire (Eds.), Regards croisés autour des objets transitionnels: Séparations, pertes, quête de lien aujourd’hui. Paris: Eries.

Day, J. (2011). Religious, spiritual, and moral development and learning in the adult years: Classical and contemporary questions, cognitive-developmental and complementary paradigms, and prospects for future research. In C. H. Hoare (Ed.), Oxford handbook of reciprocal adult development and learning (2nd ed., pp. 318-345). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Day, J. M. (2011). Believing as if: Postconventional stages, cognitive complexity, and postformal religious constructions. In A. H. Pfaffenberger, P. W. Marko, & A. Combs, (Eds.), The postconventional personality: Assessing, researching, and theorizing higher development (pp. 189-203). New York: State University of New York Press.

Saroglou, V. (2011). Βέλγιο [Belgium]. In P. Vassileiadis (Ed.), Μεγάλη Ορθόδοξη Χριστιανική Εγκυκλοπαίδεια [Great Orthodox Christian Encyclopedia] (Vol.. 4., pp. 96-98). Athens: Strategikes Ekdoseis.

Day, J. M. (2010). Conscience: does religion matter? Empirical studies of religious elements in pro-social behaviour, prejudice, empathy development, and moral decision-making. In W. Koops, D. Brugman, T. J. Ferguson, & A. F. Sanders (Eds.), The development and structure of conscience (pp. 49-68). London: Psychology Press.

Saroglou, V. (2010). L’orgoglio, l’umilità e le loro vicissitudine: Un approccio psicologico. In E. Bianchi et al. (coll.auth.), La lotta spirituale nella tradizione orthodossa (pp. 137-164). Magnano: Edizioni Qiqajon.

Buxant, C., & Saroglou, V. (2009). Les motifs d'attraction pour le religieux: Des besoins affectifs et cognitifs au désir d’expansion de soi. In P.-Y. Brandt & C.-A. Fournier (Eds.), La conversion religieuse: Analyses psychologiques, anthropologiques et sociologiques (pp. 73-99). Genève: Labor et Fides.

Day, J. M. (2009). Conversion religieuse liée à la prise de décision morale: Recherche empirique en psychologie du développement auprès de jeunes chrétiens et musulmans belges et anglais. In P.-Y. Brandt & C.-A.  Fournier (Eds.), La conversion religieuse: Analyses psychologiques, anthropologiques et sociologiques (pp. 151-176). Genève: Labor et Fides.

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