Kenneth I. Pargäment

Bowling Green State University — United States

Social Sciences · Social Sciences

103h-index50.5kcitations516works2.42yr avg
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Research Topics

Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology(417), Religion, Society, and Development(118), Religion and Society Interactions(100), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health(73), Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion(41)

Publications516 total

Sacred moments as a source of life altering change: Insights from psychological theory and research
Journal of Moral Education·2025
Many reasons for religious doubt: Links with doubt struggles, mental health, and an open, humble, questing orientation.
Psychology of Religion and Spirituality·2025· 1 cited
Are spiritual struggles the cause or effect of psychological problems (or both)? Empirical findings and their implications for research and practice.
Spirituality in Clinical Practice·2025· 1 cited
Sacred Moments for Health and Wellbeing
2025
The structure of religion and spirituality in a diverse sample of adults in the United States: A report on exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses in the study on stress, spirituality, and health.
Psychology of Religion and Spirituality·2025Open Access
Spiritual and religious competencies in mental health professionals: A scoping review of training methods.
Spirituality in Clinical Practice·2025
Acceptability and feasibility of infusing training in spiritual and religious competencies in mental health graduate education.
Training and Education in Professional Psychology·2025
Are Spiritual Struggles the Cause or Effect of Psychological Problems (or Both)?: Empirical Findings and Their Implications for Research and Practice
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
The religious and spiritual beliefs and practices of mental health educators: a national study
Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health·2025· 1 cited
Development and Evaluation of the Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale-5 (RSS-5)
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Doubt as a Form of Spiritual Struggle
2025· 1 cited
The Experience of the Sacred: A Neglected But Vital Dimension of Life
Management, change, strategy and positive leadership·2025Open Access
Enhancing training in spiritual and religious competencies in mental health graduate education: Evaluation of an integrated curricular approach
PLoS ONE·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Revalidating the religious/spiritually integrated practice assessment scale for educators across four mental health disciplines
Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health·2024· 2 cited
The treasure chest: An immersive guided imagery meditation on sacred moments.
American Psychological Association eBooks·2024· 1 cited
Current Mental Health Clients’ Religious/Spiritual Beliefs and Practices: A National Survey
Social Work Research·2024· 2 cited
Helpful and Harmful Approaches to Integrating Religion and Spirituality into Mental Health Care: A National Survey of Current Clients’ Experiences in the United States
Journal of Religion and Health·2024· 4 cited
Spiritual and religious competency training for mental health care professionals: How much is enough?
Counselor Education and Supervision·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Religious/spiritual struggles and whole person functioning among Colombian university students: Longitudinal evidence of mutual influence
International Journal of Psychology·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Research on spiritual struggles: A brief snapshot focusing on new horizons
Spiritual Care·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Harold G. Koenig(7), Nalini Tarakeshwar(6), Annette Mahoney(6), Brian J. Zinnbauer(4), Mark S. Rye(4), June Hahn(4), Allie B. Scott(3), Julie J. Exline(3), Joshua B. Grubbs(3), Christopher G. Ellison(3), Nichole A. Murray‐Swank(3), Aaron B. Swank(3), Lisa M. Pérez(2), Peter C. Hill(2), Eric Butter(2), Michael E. McCullough(2), Carl E. Thoresen(2), David S. Ensing(2), Kathryn Falgout(2), H Olsen(2)