Religion: Its core psychological functions.

By C. Daniel Batson, E. Stocks. 2004

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Are meaning and purpose distinct? An examination of correlates and predictors (2013, background): “Religion and spirituality address existential questions (Batson & Stocks, 2004) and allow for a sense of transcendence, thus conferring a sense of significance regarding one’s life (Steger, 2012).”
Religious Fundamentalism and Terror Management (2008, background): “To date, little empirical work on religion and terror management has been conducted (Batson & Stocks, 2004).”
Awe Activates Religious and Spiritual Feelings and Behavioral Intentions (2012, background): “…emotion shares many aspects of R/S and related feelings, thoughts, and behaviors, since self-transcendence (including that at the emotional level) seems to be the most central motivation of personal religiousness and spirituality (Batson & Stocks, 2004; Demoulin, Saroglou, & Van Pachterbeke, 2008).”
Religious commitment and positive mood as information about meaning in life (2008, unknown): “The importance of meaning in life is supported by research demonstrating its relations to a number of mental health variables such as depression, anxiety, hope, and life satisfaction (Mascaro & Rosen, 2005; Reker, Peacock, & Wong, 1987; Ryff, 1989; Steger & Frazier, 2005; Zika & Chamberlain, 1987, 1”
Meaning in Life as a Subjective Judgment and a Lived Experience (2009, background): “…note, religion has long been recognized as a central source of meaning in life, providing individuals with core beliefs, expectations, and goals, and placing the individual’s life into a larger, more ultimate context (Batson & Stocks, 2004; Emmons, 2005; Fletcher, 2004; Fry, 2000; Silberman, 2005).”
On the Unique Psychological Import of the Human Awareness of Mortality: Theme and Variations (2006, background): “As Batson and Stocks (2004) have noted, it is because we are so intelligent, and hence so aware of our limbic reactions to threats of death and of our many systems oriented toward keeping us alive that we have a general fear of death.”