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K. Pargament

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h-index: 105
Works: 473
Citations: 51K

Most-cited papers

Hope and well-being in vulnerable contexts during the COVID-19 pandemic: does religious coping matter?
V. Counted, K. Pargament, A. O. Bechara, S. Joynt +1 more
2020Journal of Positive Psychology177 citations
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COVID-19, mental health and religion: an agenda for future research
S. Dein, K. Loewenthal, C. Lewis, K. Pargament
2020157 citations Open access
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Religious and spiritual struggles and their links to psychological adjustment: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.
M. Bockrath, K. Pargament, Serena P. Wong, Valencia A. Harriott +4 more
2021109 citations
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The Decoding of the Human Spirit: A Synergy of Spirituality and Character Strengths Toward Wholeness
Ryan M. Niemiec, Pninit Russo-Netzer, K. Pargament
2020Frontiers in Psychology53 citations Open access
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The RSS-14: Development and preliminary validation of a 14-item form of the Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale.
Julie J. Exline, K. Pargament, J. Wilt, J. Grubbs +1 more
2022Psychology of Religion and Spirituality51 citations
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Mental health professionals’ perspectives on the relevance of religion and spirituality to mental health care
Cassandra Vieten, Holly K. Oxhandler, Michelle J. Pearce, N. Fry +2 more
2023BMC Psychology49 citations Open access
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Novel online training program improves spiritual competencies in mental health care.
Michelle J. Pearce, K. Pargament, Holly K. Oxhandler, C. Vieten +1 more
202049 citations
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Partnering with God: Religious coping and perceptions of divine intervention predict spiritual transformation in response to religious−spiritual struggle.
J. Wilt, Nick Stauner, Valencia A. Harriott, Julie J. Exline +1 more
2019Psychology of Religion and Spirituality49 citations
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Current Mental Health Clients’ Attitudes Regarding Religion and Spirituality in Treatment: A National Survey
Holly K. Oxhandler, K. Pargament, Michelle J. Pearce, C. Vieten +1 more
2021Religions48 citations Open access
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A novel training program for mental health providers in religious and spiritual competencies.
Michelle J. Pearce, K. Pargament, Holly K. Oxhandler, C. Vieten +1 more
2019Spirituality in Clinical Practice48 citations
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The Relevance of Religion and Spirituality to Mental Health: A National Survey of Current Clients' Views.
Holly K. Oxhandler, K. Pargament, Michelle J. Pearce, C. Vieten +1 more
2021Social work46 citations
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Spirituality and mental health: challenges and opportunities.
D. Rosmarin, K. Pargament, H. Koenig
2020Lancet psychiatry45 citations
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Prevalence, predictors and correlates of religious and spiritual struggles in palliative cancer patients
A. Damen, Julie J. Exline, K. Pargament, Yingwei Yao +5 more
2021Journal of Pain and Symptom Management44 citations Open access
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Religious Coping and Health and Well-Being among Jews and Muslims in Israel
Hisham Abu-Raiya, Tali Sasson, K. Pargament, D. Rosmarin
202042 citations
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Pulling away from religion: Religious/spiritual struggles and religious disengagement among college students.
Julie J. Exline, D. V. Van Tongeren, David F. Bradley, J. Wilt +3 more
202042 citations
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Sanctification of diverse aspects of life and psychosocial functioning: A meta-analysis of studies from 1999 to 2019.
A. Mahoney, Serena P. Wong, Julie M. Pomerleau, K. Pargament
202141 citations
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Religious/spiritual struggles and psychological distress: A test of three models in a longitudinal study of adults with chronic health conditions.
R. Cowden, K. Pargament, Z. Chen, E. B. Davis +4 more
2021Journal of Clinical Psychology38 citations
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In Times of Stress: The Religion-Coping Connection
K. Pargament, Crystal L. Park
2019The Psychology of Religion33 citations
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Religious and spiritual struggles as a mediator of the link between stressful life events and psychological adjustment in a nationwide sample.
Julie M. Pomerleau, K. Pargament, N. Krause, G. Ironson +1 more
202032 citations
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Daily measures of religious/spiritual struggles: Relations to depression, anxiety, satisfaction with life, and meaning.
J. Wilt, Julie J. Exline, K. Pargament
202131 citations
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The transformative power of the sacred: Social, personality, and religious/spiritual antecedents and consequents of sacred moments during a religious/spiritual struggle.
J. Wilt, K. Pargament, Julie J. Exline
2019Psychology of Religion and Spirituality30 citations
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Stressful life events and religiousness predict struggles about religion and spirituality.
Nick Stauner, Julie J. Exline, K. Pargament, J. Wilt +1 more
2019Psychology of Religion and Spirituality29 citations
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Predictors of Self-Reported Growth Following Religious and Spiritual Struggles: Exploring the Role of Wholeness
Allison C. Hart, K. Pargament, J. Grubbs, Julie J. Exline +1 more
2020Religions28 citations Open access
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Coping with religious and spiritual struggles: Religious and secular techniques.
J. Wilt, Julie J. Exline, K. Pargament
2022Spirituality in Clinical Practice24 citations
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Spiritual transformation among veterans in response to a religious/spiritual struggle.
J. Wilt, K. Pargament, Julie J. Exline, T. Barrera +1 more
2019Psychology of Religion and Spirituality23 citations
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Religious and spiritual struggles and mental health: Implications for clinical practice
K. Pargament, Julie J. Exline
2021Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures21 citations
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Supernatural operating rules: How people envision and experience God, the devil, ghosts/spirits, fate/destiny, karma, and luck.
Julie J. Exline, J. Wilt, Nick Stauner, William A. Schutt +3 more
2021Psychology of Religion and Spirituality21 citations
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Authenticity, presence of meaning, and struggle with ultimate meaning: Nuanced between-and within-person associations
J. Wilt, J. Grubbs, Julie J. Exline, K. Pargament
202121 citations
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Religious and spiritual struggles, religiousness, and alcohol problems among undergraduates
Nick Stauner, Julie J. Exline, Jessica R. Kusina, K. Pargament
2019Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community21 citations
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Religion and Spirituality among American Indian, South Asian, Black, Hispanic/Latina, and White Women in the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health
Blake Victor Kent, J. Davidson, Ying Zhang, K. Pargament +15 more
2020Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion20 citations Open access
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“The Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health (SSSH): Psychometric Evaluation and Initial Validation of the SSSH Baseline Spirituality Survey”
E. Warner, Blake Victor Kent, Ying Zhang, M. Argentieri +11 more
2021Religions19 citations Open access
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Marital Sanctification and Spiritual Intimacy Predicting Married Couples’ Observed Intimacy Skills across the Transition to Parenthood
Emily A. Padgett, A. Mahoney, K. Pargament, A. DeMaris
2019Religions19 citations Open access
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A spiritually integrated intervention for spiritual struggles among adults with mental illness: Results of an initial evaluation.
Meryl Reist Gibbel, V. Regueiro, K. Pargament
201918 citations
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The invisible battle: A descriptive study of religious/spiritual struggles in Veterans
Matthew M. Breuninger, J. Wilt, Chandra L Bautista, K. Pargament +4 more
2019Military Psychology17 citations
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After-Death Communication: Issues of Nondisclosure and Implications for Treatment
Kathleen C. Pait, Julie J. Exline, K. Pargament, Peri Zarrella
2023Religions16 citations Open access
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Brazilian Adaptation and Validation of the Religious and Spiritual Struggles (RSS) Scale—Extended and Short Version
M. R. G. Esperandio, Juan José Camou Viacava, R. Franco, K. Pargament +1 more
2022Religions16 citations Open access
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From Research to Practice: Three Waves in the Evolution of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
K. Pargament
2023Spiritual Psychology and Counseling15 citations Open access
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Enhancing training in spiritual and religious competencies in mental health graduate education: Evaluation of an integrated curricular approach
Michelle J. Pearce, K. Pargament, Serena Wong, Hannah M. Hinkel +10 more
2024PLoS ONE14 citations Open access
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Is God Listening to My Prayers? Initial Validation of a Brief Measure of Perceived Divine Engagement and Disengagement in Response to Prayer
Julie J. Exline, J. Wilt, Valencia A. Harriott, K. Pargament +1 more
202114 citations Open access
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Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual One-Upmanship, and Marital Conflict Across the Transition to Parenthood
A. Mahoney, K. Pargament, A. DeMaris
2020Journal of family psychology14 citations Open access
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Mental illness, normal psychological processes, or attacks by the devil? Three lenses to frame demonic struggles in therapy.
Julie J. Exline, K. Pargament, J. Wilt, Valencia A. Harriott
2021Spirituality in Clinical Practice12 citations
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The experience of sacred moments and mental health benefits over time.
G. Magyar-Russell, K. Pargament, J. Grubbs, J. Wilt +1 more
202012 citations
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Research on spiritual struggles: A brief snapshot focusing on new horizons
Julie J. Exline, K. Pargament, J. Wilt, Kathleen C. Pait +1 more
2024Spiritual Care11 citations
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Religious/Spiritual Struggles and Suicide Ideation Among Adult Psychiatric Outpatients: A 12-Month Longitudinal Study
Austin W. Lemke, E. B. Davis, V. Voytenko, R. Cowden +6 more
2023Journal of Affective Disorders Reports11 citations Open access
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The pain and gain of religious/spiritual struggles: a longitudinal study of South African adults
J. Jung, K. Pargament, S. Joynt, J. De Kock +1 more
2021Mental Health, Religion & Culture11 citations
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Divine struggles and whole person functioning: a 9-year longitudinal study of middle-aged U.S. adults
R. Cowden, K. Pargament, R. Wilkinson
2024Psychology and Health10 citations
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Approach, disengagement, protest, and suppression: Four behaviors toward God in the context of religious/spiritual struggle.
Julie J. Exline, J. Wilt, Nick Stauner, K. Pargament
2021Psychology of Religion and Spirituality10 citations
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Assessing the relationships among spiritual social support, stress, and anxiety: Does extraversion also play a role in the coping process?
N. Krause, K. Pargament, G. Ironson
202010 citations
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Open-Ended and Closed-Ended Measures of Religious/Spiritual Struggles: A Mixed-Methods Study
J. Wilt, Joyce T. Takahashi, Peter Jeong, Julie J. Exline +1 more
2020Religions10 citations Open access
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Are spiritual struggles the cause or effect of psychological problems (or both)? Empirical findings and their implications for research and practice.
K. Pargament, Julie J. Exline, R. Cowden, J. Wilt
2025Spirituality in Clinical Practice9 citations Open access
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