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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Oskar Pfister Award, American Psychiatric Association (APA)
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Kenneth I. Pargament is affiliated with Bowling Green State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersections of religion, spirituality, and psychology within the broader fields of social sciences and psychology. The subfields in which they have contributed include health, social psychology, sociology and political science, clinical psychology, and applied psychology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Religion, Society, and Development
  • Religion and Society Interactions
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Kenneth I. Pargament has published numerous research articles in several key venues, including:

  • Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
  • Religions
  • Spirituality in Clinical Practice
  • Mental Health Religion & Culture
  • Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "COVID-19, mental health and religion: an agenda for future research," 2020, published in Mental Health Religion & Culture
  • "Hope and well-being in vulnerable contexts during the COVID-19 pandemic: does religious coping matter?", 2020, The Journal of Positive Psychology
  • "Religious and spiritual struggles and their links to psychological adjustment: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies," 2021, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
  • "Spirituality and mental health: challenges and opportunities," 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "The Decoding of the Human Spirit: A Synergy of Spirituality and Character Strengths Toward Wholeness," 2020, Frontiers in Psychology

Frequent co-authors working with Kenneth I. Pargament include:

  • Julie J. Exline
  • Joshua A. Wilt
  • Michelle Pearce
  • Holly K. Oxhandler
  • Cassandra Vieten

In recognition of contributions to the field, Kenneth I. Pargament has received the Oskar Pfister Award from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in 2009 and was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1987.

Best Publications

  • Advances in the conceptualization and measurement of religion and spirituality: Implications for physical and mental health research.

    Peter C. Hill;Kenneth I. Pargament

  • The psychology of religion and coping : theory, research, practice

    Kenneth Ira Pargament

  • Patterns of positive and negative religious coping with major life stressors.

    Kenneth I. Pargament;Bruce W. Smith;Harold G. Koenig;Lisa Perez

  • The many methods of religious coping: Development and initial validation of the RCOPE

    Kenneth I. Pargament;Harold G. Koenig;Lisa M. Perez

  • Conceptualizing Religion and Spirituality: Points of Commonality, Points of Departure

    Peter C. Hill;Kenneth Ii. Pargament;Ralph W. Hood;Michael E. McCullough Jr.

  • Religion and Spirituality: Unfuzzying the Fuzzy

    Brian J. Zinnbauer;Kenneth I. Pargament;Brenda Cole;Mark S. Rye

  • The emerging meanings of religiousness and spirituality : Problems and prospects

    Brian J. Zinnbauer;Kenneth I. Pargament;Allie B. Scott

  • Spiritually integrated psychotherapy : understanding and addressing the sacred

    Kenneth I. Pargament

  • The Psychology of Religion and Coping

    Susan H. McFadden;Kenneth I. Pargament

  • Religion and the problem-solving process: Three styles of coping.

    Kenneth I. Pargament;Joseph Kennell;William Hathaway;Nancy Grevengoed

  • Religion in the home in the 1980s and 1990s: A meta-analytic review and conceptual analysis of links between religion, marriage, and parenting.

    Annette Mahoney;Kenneth I. Pargament;Nalini Tarakeshwar;Aaron B. Swank

  • The psychology of religion and spirituality? Yes and no.

    Kenneth I. Pargament

  • God help me: (I): Religious coping efforts as predictors of the outcomes to significant negative life events

    Kenneth I. Pargament;David S. Ensing;Kathryn Falgout;Hannah Olsen

  • The Brief RCOPE: Current psychometric status of a short measure of religious coping.

    Kenneth Pargament;Margaret Feuille;Donna Burdzy

  • Religious Coping Methods as Predictors of Psychological, Physical and Spiritual Outcomes among Medically Ill Elderly Patients: A Two-year Longitudinal Study

    Kenneth I. Pargament;Harold G. Koenig;Nalini Tarakeshwar;June Hahn

  • Religious struggle as a predictor of mortality among medically ill elderly patients: a 2-year longitudinal study.

    Kenneth I. Pargament;Harold G. Koenig;Nalini Tarakeshwar;June Hahn

  • Religious coping and health status in medically ill hospitalized older adults.

    Harold G. Koenig;Kenneth I. Pargament;Julie Nielsen

  • Forgiveness: Theory, research, and practice.

    Michael E. McCullough;Kenneth I. Pargament;Carl E. Thoresen

  • The Bitter and the Sweet: An Evaluation of the Costs and Benefits of Religiousness

    Kenneth I. Pargament

  • Measuring multiple dimensions of religion and spirituality for health research: Conceptual background and findings from the 1998 General Social Survey

    Ellen L. Idler;Marc A. Musick;Christopher G. Ellison;Linda K. George

Frequent Co-Authors

Annette Mahoney
Annette Mahoney Bowling Green State University
Julie J. Exline
Julie J. Exline Case Western Reserve University
Neal Krause
Neal Krause University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Joshua Wilt
Joshua Wilt Case Western Reserve University
Joshua B. Grubbs
Joshua B. Grubbs Bowling Green State University
Gail Ironson
Gail Ironson University of Miami
David H. Rosmarin
David H. Rosmarin Harvard University
Alfred DeMaris
Alfred DeMaris Bowling Green State University
Ruben J. Echemendia
Ruben J. Echemendia University of Missouri–Kansas City
Melinda A. Stanley
Melinda A. Stanley Baylor College of Medicine

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