Prior research has relied on convenience samples, combined disparate religiosity/spirituality constructs, and rarely tested nonlinear associations

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Sourced from the limitations and future-work section and stated research gap of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1962 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 91 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Moral Conviction, Religiosity, and Ethical Trade-offs in Medical Professionals' Attitudes Toward Medical Assistance in Dying (2026) · Knowledge@UChicago (University of Chicago) · doi

  , 2019), but it remains an open question whether the attitudinal patterns observed here would hold in actual clinical encounters where behavioral commitment is required. Because the central findings concern the interaction between religiosity and moral conviction, the relatively smaller number of highly religious respondents means that the effects observed among this subgroup, while statistically significant, should be replicated in samples with greater religious representation and denominational diversity.

  generallimitations
  Keywords: observed religious remains open question whether attitudinal patterns here hold actual clinical encounters behavioral commitment
• Faith Without Works: Jesus People, Resistance to Temptation, and Altruism (1975) · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · cited 39× · doi

  Further study is needed to fully understand the relationship between level of religiousness and moral behavior. Research should investigate the influence of religion on human behavior in different contexts. The development of programs aimed at promoting moral behavior should take into account the findings of this study.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: further study needed fully understand relationship between level
• A STUDY OF RELIGIOUS BELIEF (1962) · British Journal of Psychology · cited 52× · doi

  Prior research has not fully examined the relationships between religious belief and other psychological characteristics. There is a need for further research on the functional relationships between religious belief and other psychological characteristics. The current study aims to address this gap by examining the relationships between religious belief and other psychological characteristics.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: prior research has fully examined relationships between religious
• Spiritual and Religious Beliefs, Behaviors, and Struggles in Relation to Death Anxiety: Evidence from a U.S. Nationwide Probability Sample (2026) · Journal of Religion and Health · doi

  Prior research has relied on convenience samples, combined disparate religiosity/spirituality constructs, and rarely tested nonlinear associations. The study aims to address this gap by examining associations between death anxiety and multiple religiosity/spirituality facets in a nationwide probability sample.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: prior research has relied convenience samples combined disparate

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