By thematic area

 A. Personality and religion
Big Five model and religion

Saroglou, V. (2012, May-June). Are we born to be religious? Genes and personality influence our attitudes toward religion. Scientific American Mind, 23, 2, 52-57.

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

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., & 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.

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., & 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.

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

Saroglou, V. (2001). La religion des jeunes et leur personnalité : Études 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., & Jaspard, J.-M. (2000). Personality and religion : From Eysenck's taxonomy to the Five-Factor Model. Archiv für Religionpsychologie, 23, 41-70.

Specific issues
Sense of humor and religion

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. (2003). Humor appreciation as function of religious dimensions. Archiv für Religionpsychologie, 26, 144-153.

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

Saroglou, V. (2000). Sense of humor and religiosity : Their relations and implications for mental health [In Greek]. In Psychiatry and humanities (ouvr. coll.) (pp. 57-80). Athens : Spinari.

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

See also:
Saroglou, Buxant, & Tilquin (2008, JPosPsy). Positive emotions as leading to religion and spirituality.
Saroglou, Yzerbyt, & Kaschten (2011, JCASP). Meta-stereotypes of groups with opposite religious views.
Van Cappellen & Saroglou (2013, PRS). Awe activates religious and spiritual feelings and behavioral intentions.

Need for closure, attachment, and religion

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

See also:
Buxant, Saroglou, & Tesser (2010, MHRC). Free-lance spiritual seekers
Buxant, Saroglou, & Scheuer (2009, RSSSR): Contemporary conversions
Buxant, Saroglou, Christians, & Casalfiore (2007, MHRC): Cognitive and emotional characteristics of NRM members
Buxant & Saroglou (2008, MHRC): Joining and leaving a NRM
Saroglou & Dupuis (2006, IJPR): Being Buddhist in Western Europe.

 

 

B. Religion, values, and culture
Religion and values

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.

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.
    French version: Saroglou, V. (2004). Valeurs, religion et modernité en Europe. Annales d'Etudes Européennes [special issue : Une Constitution pour un projet et des valeurs], 7, 157-177.

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

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

See also
Saroglou & Dupuis (2006, IJPR): Being Buddhist in Western Europe.
Saroglou & Muñoz-García (2008, JSSR), Individual differences in religion and spirituality.
Muñoz-García & Saroglou (2008, JofBeliefs&Values), Believing literally versus symbolically. 

 
Religion, culture, and acculturation

Saroglou, V., & Cohen, A. B. (2013). 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., pp. 330-353). New York: Guilford Press.

Clobert, M., & Saroglou, V. (2013). Intercultural non-conscious influences: Prosocial effects of Buddhist priming on Westerners of Christian tradition. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 37, 459-466.

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. (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.

Saroglou, V. (in press). Βέλγιο [Belgium]. In P. Vassileiadis (Ed.), Μεγάλη Ορθόδοξη Χριστιανική Εγκυκλοπαίδεια [Great Orthodox Christian Encyclopedia], v. 4. Athens: Strategikes Ekdoseis.

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

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.

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., & 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., & 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-la-Neuve : Presses Universitaires de Louvain.

See also, Saroglou, Lamkaddem et al. (2009, IntJIntercultRelat). Host society's dislike of the Islamic veil.

  

 

C. Religion, interpersonal and integroup relations
Prosocial behavior, submission, and religion

Blogowska, J., Lambert, C., & Saroglou, V. (in press). Religious prosociality and aggression: It’s real. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.

Saroglou, V. (2012). Is religion not prosocial at all? Comment on Galen (2012). Psychological Bulletin, 138, 907-912.

Blogowska, J., & Saroglou, V. (2013). For better or worse: Fundamentalists’ attitudes towards outgroups as a function of exposure to authoritative religious texts. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 23, 103-125.

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.

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, 97-1°6.

Saroglou, V. (2013). Religion, spirituality, and altruism. In K. I. Pargament, J. Exline, & J. Jones (Eds.), APA Handbook of psychology, religion and spirituality (Vol. 1, pp. 439-457). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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.

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

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.

Religion, stereotypes, and intergroup relations

Saroglou, V. (2013, January-February). Orthodox theology and fundamentalism: opponents or siblings? [in Greek]. Νέα Ευθύνη, n° 15, 91-93.

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., 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.

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. (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).

See also Clobert & Saroglou, IJIR (in press).

 

 

D. Overviews (theory, methods, findings) in psychology of religion; and new religious expressions
Overviews

Saroglou, V. (Ed.). (2013, in press). Religion, personality, and social behavior. New York, NY: Psychology Press.

Saroglou, V. (2013, in press). Studying religion in personality and social psychology. In V. Saroglou (Ed.), Religion, personality, and social behavior. New York, NY: Psychology Press.

Saroglou, V. (2013, in press). Understanding religion and irreligion. In V. Saroglou (Ed.) Religion, personality, and social behavior. New York, NY: Psychology Press.

Saroglou, V. (in press). Psychologie de la religion. In L. Bègue & O. Desrichard (Eds.), Psychologie sociale: La nature sociale de l’être humain. Bruxelles: De Boeck.

Saroglou, V. (2006). Quête d'unité : Spécificité religieuse d'une fonction non nécessairement religieuse. Archives de Psychologie, 72, 161-181.

Saroglou, V. (2003). Trans-cultural/religious constants vs. cross-cultural/religious differences in psychological aspects of religion. Archiv für Religionpsychologie, 25, 71-87.

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

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.

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

New religious expressions

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

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.

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., & 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. (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).

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

 

See also:
Saroglou & Muñoz-García (2008, JSSR). Individual differences in religion and spirituality.

 

 

E. Religious communities, cult-like and new religious movements

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

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.

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

Saroglou, V., Christians, L.-L., Buxant, C., & Casalfiore, S. (2005). Mouvements religieux contestés: Psychologie, droit et politiques de précaution. Gent: Academia Press (série Problèmes actuels concernant la cohésion sociale), 216 pp.

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

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.

Saroglou, V. (2001). Paternity as function: Structuring the religious experience. Amsterdam-Atlanta: Rodopi (coll. The International Series in the Psychology of Religion, vol. 10), 203 pp.

b. French version: Saroglou, V. (1997). Structuration psychique de l'expérience religieuse : La fonction paternelle. Paris-Montréal : L'Harmattan (coll. Religion et sciences humaines), 208 pp.

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.

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.

 

 

F. Other
Religious development

Saroglou, V. (2012). Adolescents’ social development and the role of religion: Coherence at the detriment of openness. In G. Trommsdorff & X. Chen (Eds.), Values, religion, and culture in adolescent development (pp. 391-423). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Saroglou, V. (2012). Γήρας, και θρησκευτικότητα [Late adulthood, and religiosity] [In Greek]. In P. Vassileiadis (Ed.), Μεγάλη Ορθόδοξη Χριστιανική Εγκυκλοπαίδεια [Great Orthodox Christian Encyclopedia] (Vol. 5, pp. 197-198). Athens: Strategikes Ekdoseis.

Saroglou, V., & Hutsebaut, D. (Eds.). (2001). Religion et développement humain : Questions psychologiques. Paris-Montréal : L'Harmattan (coll. Religion et sciences humaines), 363 pp.

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

Psychiatric ethics

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.

Positive psychology: positive emotions and existential psychology 

Van Cappellen, P., Saroglou, V., Iweins, C., Piovesana, M., & Fredrickson, B. (in press). Self-transcendent positive emotions increase spirituality through basic world assumptions. Cognition and Emotion.

Van Cappellen, P., & Saroglou, V. (2012). Awe activates religious and spiritual feelings and behavioral intentions. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 4, 223-236.

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.

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

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.

See also:
Buxant, Saroglou, & Scheuer (2009, RSSSR): Contemporary conversions

 

 

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