TY - JOUR
T1 - Empirically based psychology of Islam
T2 - Summary and critique of the literature
AU - Abu-Raiya, Hisham
AU - Pargament, Kenneth I.
PY - 2011/2
Y1 - 2011/2
N2 - In this paper, we systematically review the growing empirically based psychology of Islam. We arrive at 10 conclusions: (l) Islam is a multidimensional religion; Islam might mean different things to different people, and some people might adhere to some of its elements but not to others; (2) Islam is similar to, but is different from, other religions; (3) Islam's role in the lives of Muslims seems mostly positive; (4) Some types of Islamic religiousness are negative; (5) The empirical findings have not been translated yet into clinical applications; (6) Most of studies conducted among Muslims provide only a birds-eye view of Islam; (7) Empirical studies of Muslims are scarce; (8) Empirical research on negative types of religiousness among Muslims is sparse; (9) The majority of research in this field has been restricted to convenient samples; (10) Several important topics with implications for Muslims deserve further consideration, and there is a need for more varied research methods in studies of Muslims. The implications of these findings and the limitations of this review are discussed.
AB - In this paper, we systematically review the growing empirically based psychology of Islam. We arrive at 10 conclusions: (l) Islam is a multidimensional religion; Islam might mean different things to different people, and some people might adhere to some of its elements but not to others; (2) Islam is similar to, but is different from, other religions; (3) Islam's role in the lives of Muslims seems mostly positive; (4) Some types of Islamic religiousness are negative; (5) The empirical findings have not been translated yet into clinical applications; (6) Most of studies conducted among Muslims provide only a birds-eye view of Islam; (7) Empirical studies of Muslims are scarce; (8) Empirical research on negative types of religiousness among Muslims is sparse; (9) The majority of research in this field has been restricted to convenient samples; (10) Several important topics with implications for Muslims deserve further consideration, and there is a need for more varied research methods in studies of Muslims. The implications of these findings and the limitations of this review are discussed.
KW - Empirical research
KW - Islam
KW - Psychology
KW - Religious coping
KW - Religiousness measures
KW - Religiousness/religiosity
KW - Well-being
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U2 - 10.1080/13674670903426482
DO - 10.1080/13674670903426482
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AN - SCOPUS:79951751010
SN - 1367-4676
VL - 14
SP - 93
EP - 115
JO - Mental Health, Religion and Culture
JF - Mental Health, Religion and Culture
IS - 2
ER -