Whether environmental variables predict religious development and whether religious development, in turn, leads to greater well-being for individuals from broader environments remain unknown.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 7 representative gaps

• PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF KAZAKHSTANI YOUTH IN THE CONTEXT OF RELIGIOUS FAITH (2023) · doi

  The contribution made by the authors to the domestic school of psychology in the form of a study that analyzes the existing world experience in studying psychological well-being in the context of religious faith, as well as presents experimental data and their interpretation, can certainly become a prerequisite for further research on this topic due to its enduring practical significance.

  Keywords: well contribution made authors domestic school psychology form analyzes existing world experience studying psychological context
• Perceived Religious Pressures as an Antecedent to Self-Reported Religious/Spiritual Development and Well-Being for Christians (2023) · doi

  Whether environmental variables predict religious development and whether religious development, in turn, leads to greater well-being for individuals from broader environments remain unknown.

  Keywords: whether religious development environmental variables predict turn leads greater well individuals broader environments remain unknown
• Religion and Subjective Well-being (2022) · doi

  Abstract The relationship between religion and subjective well-being has received research attention in recent decades with mixed results, particularly related to life satisfaction, fewer traumatic outcomes, and happiness.

  Keywords: abstract relationship religion subjective well received attention recent decades mixed particularly related life satisfaction fewer
• Stress and negative religious coping in a community sample (2015)

  As a result of such findings, numerous studies have examined the role of religion and how it relates to aspects of psychological well-being, but few studies have focused specifically on negative religious coping and in particular social support in relation to stress and emotional well-being.

  Keywords: well result numerous examined role religion relates aspects psychological focused specifically negative religious coping particular
• Family, religious attendance, and trajectories of psychological well-being among youth. (2014) · doi

  Despite numerous studies on adolescent well-being, longitudinal research on the influence of religion on well-being is lacking, and limited studies have looked at how family and religion may work in conjunction with one another to influence adolescent well-being.

  Keywords: well adolescent influence religion despite numerous longitudinal lacking limited looked family conjunction
• Role of Spiritual Well-Being, Resilience and Affective State on Psychological Well-Being of Young Adults (2024) · doi

  The study has filled gap in research focussing on young adult and highlighting importance of spiritual well-being, resilience and affective state to encourage psychological well-being in them.

  Keywords: well filled focussing young adult highlighting importance spiritual resilience affective state encourage psychological them
• James Henry Leuba and the Modern Psychology of Religion (2025) · doi

  Leuba’s observations seem to lead to an understanding of further study on religious coping, with contemporary scholars such as Kenneth Pargament building upon Leuba's concepts to investigate religion's influence on resilience and well-being.

  Keywords: leuba observations seem lead understanding further religious coping contemporary scholars kenneth pargament building upon concepts