Publications

 
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 BOOKS & SPECIAL ISSUES

 

JCCP

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., 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

Christians, L.-L., & Saroglou, V. (Eds.). (2004). Les dérives sectaires: Idées et perspectives (Special issue). Annales de Droit de Louvain, 64 (4).

Saroglou, V. (2001). Paternity as function: Structuring the religious experience (The International Series for the Psychology of Religion, vol. 10). Amsterdam-Atlanta: Rodopi. (Translation from French by S. Allen of Saroglou, 1997.)

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

Saroglou, V. (1997). Structuration psychique de l'expérience religieuse : La fonction paternelle. Paris-Montréal : L'Harmattan (coll. Religion et sciences humaines).

 

 ARTICLES & CHAPTERS

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in press and 2012

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 (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

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). 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). 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.

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.

2011

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.

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. 

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

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. 

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

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

2010

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

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.

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

Saroglou, V., Lacour, C., & Demeure, M.-E. (2010). Bad humor, bad marriage: Humor styles in divorced and married couples . In N. A. Kuiper (Ed.), Humor research in personality and social psychology (Special issue). Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 6, 94-121.

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

            2009

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.

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.

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.

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.

         2008

Muñoz-García, A., & Saroglou, V. (2008). Believing literally versus symbolically: Values and personality correlates among Spanish students . Journal of Beliefs and Values, 29, 233-241.

Saroglou, V., Buxant, C., & Tilquin, J. (2008). Positive emotions as leading to religion and spirituality . Journal of Positive Psychology, 3, 165-173

Saroglou, V. (2008). Religion and psychology of values: "Universals" and changes. In E. Agazzi & F. Minazzi (Eds.), Science and ethics: The axiological contexts of science (pp. 247-272). Brussels: Peter Lang.

Saroglou, V. (2008). Religion, culture and mental health, by Kate Loewenthal . Mental Health, Religion, and Culture, 11, 741-743 (Book Review).

Demoulin, S., Saroglou, V., & Van Pachterbeke, M. (2008). Infra-humanizing others, supra-humanizing gods: The emotional hierarchy . In V. Kwan & S. T. Fiske (Eds.), Missing links in social cognition: The continuum form non-human agents to dehumanized humans (special issue). Social Cognition, 26, 235-247.

Saroglou, V., & Muñoz-García, A. (2008). Individual differences in religion and spirituality: An issue of personality traits and/or values . Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 47, 83-101.

Buxant, C., & Saroglou, V. (2008). Joining and leaving a new religious movement : A study of ex-members' mental health. Mental Health, Religion, and Culture, 11, 251-271.

Buxant, C., & Saroglou, V. (2008). Feeling good, but lacking autonomy: Closed-mindedness on social and moral issues in New Religious Movements . Journal of Religion and Health, 47, 17-31.

2007

Buxant, C., Saroglou, V., Casalfiore, S., & Christians, L.-L. (2007). Cognitive and emotional characteristics of New Religious Movement members : New questions and data on the mental health issue . Mental Health, Religion, and Culture, 10, 219-238.

Pichon, I., Boccato, G., & Saroglou, V. (2007). Nonconscious influences of religion on prosociality: A priming study . European Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 1032-1045.

Saroglou, V., & Mathijsen, F. (2007). Religion, multiple identities, and acculturation: A study of Muslim immigrants in Belgium . Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 29, 177-198.

          2006

Saroglou, V. & Dupuis J. (2006). Being Buddhist in Western Europe: Cognitive needs, prosocial character, and values . International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 16, 163-179.

Saroglou, V. & Hanique, B. (2006). Jewish identity, values, and religion in a globalized world: A study of late adolescents . Identity : An International Journal of Theory and Research, 6, 231-249.

Saroglou, V. (2006). Religion's role in prosocial behavior: Myth or reality? Psychology of Religion Newsletter: American Psychological Association Division 36, 31, 1-8

Saroglou, V. (2006). Religious bricolage as a psychological reality: Limits, structures, and dynamics . Social Compass, 53, 109-115.

Saroglou, V. (2006). "A son image" mais "à Sa ressemblance" ou comment l'homme façonne Dieu : Dynamiques psychologiques. In O. H. Pesch & J.-M. Van Cangh (Eds.), L'homme, image de Dieu (pp. 145-187). Bruxelles : Cerf diffusion (Publications de l'Académie Internationale des Sciences Religieuses). Contents

Saroglou, V. (2006). Saints et héros : Vies parallèles et psychologies spécifiques . Revue Théologique de Louvain, 37, 313-341.

Saroglou, V. (2006). Quête d'unité : Spécificité religieuse d'une fonction non nécessairement religieuse (Quest for unity: Religious specifics of a universal psychological function ). Archives de Psychologie, 72, 161-181. Abstract

          2005

Saroglou, V., Pichon, I. Trompette, L., Verschueren, M., & Dernelle, R. (2005). Prosocial behavior and religion : New evidence based on projective measures and peer ratings . Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 44, 323-348.

Saroglou, V. (2005). Saints et héros : Vies parallèles et psychologies spécifiques. Cahiers Electroniques de l'Imaginaire, 2, 135-152.

          2004

Saroglou, V., Delpierre, V., & Dernelle, R. (2004). Values and religiosity: A meta-analysis of studies using Schwartz's model. Personality and Individual Differences, 37, 721-734.

Saroglou, V. & Galand, P. (2004). Identities, values, and religion: A study among Muslim, other immigrant, and native Belgian young adults after the 9/11 attacks . Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 4, 97-132.

Saroglou, V. & Anciaux, L. (2004). Liking sick humor: Coping styles and religion as predictors . Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 17, 257-277.

Saroglou, V. (2004). Being religious implies being different in humour: Evidence from self- and peer-ratings . Mental Health, Religion, and Culture, 7, 255-267.

Saroglou, V., Buxant, C., Casalfiore, S., Christians, L.-L., & Jaspard, J.-M. (2004). Redéfinir les critères de dérive sectaire? Un regard psychologique au croisement des sciences des religions. Annales de Droit de Louvain, 64, 529-560. Abstract

Saroglou, V. & Galand, P. (2004). Identités multiples, valeurs et anti-américanisme : Une étude auprès des jeunes musulmans issus de l'immigration. In B. Khader & C. Roosens (Eds.), Belges et Arabes : Voisins distants, partenaires nécessaires (pp. 111-136). Louvain : Presses Universitaires de Louvain.

Saroglou, V. (2004). Valeurs, religion et modernité en Europe. Annales d'Etudes Européennes [special issue: Une Constitution pour un projet et des valeurs], 7, 165-185.

          2003

Saroglou, V. (2003). Trans-cultural/religious constants vs. cross-cultural/religious differences in psychological aspects of religion . Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 25, 71-87.

Saroglou, V. (2003). Humor appreciation as function of religious dimensions . Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 24, 144-153.

Saroglou, V., Kempeneers, A., & Seynhaeve, I. (2003). Need for closure and adult attachment dimensions as predictors of religion and reading interests. In P. Roelofsma, J. Corveleyn, & J. van Saane (Eds.), One hundred years of psychology and religion (pp. 139-154). Amsterdam: VU University Press.

Saroglou, V. (2003). Psychology of religion and culture . In Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS). Oxford, UK: UNESCO-Eolss Publishers (http://www.eolss.net).

Saroglou, V. & Fiasse, L. (2003). Birth order, personality, and religion: A study among young adults from a three-sibling family . Personality and Individual Differences, 35, 19-29.

Saroglou, V. (2003). L'Orthodoxie confrontée au monde pluraliste et à la globalisation. In O. H. Pesch & J.-M. Van Cangh (Eds.), Comment faire de la théologie aujourd'hui? Continuité et renouveau (pp. 291-325). Cerf diffusion: Bruxelles (coll. Publications de l'Académie Internationale des Sciences Religieuses). Abstract

Saroglou, V. (2003). Spiritualité moderne: Un regard de psychologie de la religion . Revue Théologique de Louvain, 34, 473-504. 

Saroglou, V. & Jaspard, J.-M. (2003). Psychology of religion and personality : A Five Factor Model perspective [In Hungarian]. In K. Horváth-Szabó (Ed.), Psychology of religion [special issue], Magyar Pszichológiai Szemle, 38, 83-112. Abstract

          2002

Saroglou, V. (2002). Religion and the five factors of personality: A meta-analytic review . Personality and Individual Differences, 32, 15-25.

Saroglou, V. & Scariot, C. (2002). Humor Styles Questionnaire: Personality and educational correlates in Belgian high school and college students . European Journal of Personality, 16, 43-54.

Saroglou, V. (2002). Sense of humor and religion : An a priori incompatibility? Theoretical considerations from a psychological perspective . Humor : International Journal of Humor Research, 15, 191-214.

Saroglou, V. (2002). Religiousness, religious fundamentalism, and quest as predictors of humor creation . International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 12, 177-188.

Saroglou, V. (2002). Beyond dogmatism: The need for closure as related to religion . Mental Health, Religion, and Culture, 5, 183-194.

Saroglou, V. (2002). L'apport de la psychanalyse à la psychologie de la religion et la théologie: Commentaires. In J. Florence (ed.), La psychanalyse et l'Université : L'expérience de Louvain (pp. 171-177). Louvain-la-Neuve : Academia.

          2001

Saroglou, V. & Jaspard, J.-M. (2001). Does religion affect humour creation? An experimental study . Mental Health, Religion, and Culture, 4, 33-46.

Saroglou, V. (2001). La religion des jeunes et leur personnalité : Etudes récentes en Belgique francophone . In V. Saroglou & D. Hutsebaut (Eds.), Religion et développement humain : Questions psychologiques (pp. 115-140). Paris-Montréal : L'Harmattan.

Saroglou, V. & Hutsebaut, D. (2001). Conclusion: Balises pour une théorie du développement religieux . In V. Saroglou & D. Hutsebaut (Eds.), Religion et développement humain : Questions psychologiques (pp. 355-363). Paris-Montréal : L'Harmattan.

          2000

Saroglou, V. & Jaspard, J.-M. (2000). Personality and religion : From Eysenck's taxonomy to the Five-Factor Model. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 23, 41-70.

Saroglou, V. (2000). Église et psychologie : Bilan et perspectives d'une ouverture prudente. Revue d'Histoire Ecclésiastique, 100, 709-753. Abstract

Saroglou, V. (2000). Sens de l'humour et religiosité : Leurs relations et les implications pour la santé mentale (en grec). In Psychiatrie et sciences de l'homme (ouvr. coll.) (pp. 57-80), Athènes: Spinari.

          previous to 2000

Saroglou, V. (1999). Psychologiser l'espérance? Revue d'Ethique et de Théologie Morale : Le Supplément, 209, 77-101. Abstract

Saroglou, V. (1998). Règne de la Mère ou fonction du Père? Une approche psychologique structurale de la dynamique religieuse. Revue Théologique de Louvain, 29, 68-74. Abstract

Saroglou, V. (1998). Redeeming laughter : The comic dimension of human experience, by Peter Berger. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 37, 755-756.

Saroglou, V. (1997). La dimension maternelle de l'expérience religieuse : Structuration psychique par l'Église-Mère et la communauté. Pastoral Sciences : Interdisciplinary Issues in Psychology, Sociology, Theology and History, 16, 67-91. Abstract

Saroglou, V. (1996). La liberté diffractée : Prémices pour une déontologie psychiatrique. Tétralogiques, 10, 249-261.

Saroglou, V. (1994). La liberté du malade mental. Perspectives : Revue sur les enjeux sociaux des pratiques psychologiques, 26, 53-69.

Saroglou, V. (1992). Rêve et spiritualité chez Jean Climaque. Unpublished master thesis in ecclesiastic sciences, Université catholique de Louvain.

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