Sarah Jane Charles

A many-analysts approach to the relation between religiosity and well-being

Suzanne Hoogeveen, Alexandra Sarafoglou, Balázs Aczél et al. · Religion Brain & Behavior · 2022 · 89 citations · Full text

Blocking mu-opioid receptors inhibits social bonding in rituals

Sarah Jane Charles, Miguel Farias, Valerie van Mulukom et al. · Biology Letters · 2020 · 51 citations · Full text

Social Isolation, Social Psychology, Religiosity +17

Religious Rituals Increase Social Bonding and Pain Threshold

Sarah Jane Charles, Valerie van Mulukom, Miguel Farias et al. · 2020 · 34 citations · Full text

Social Psychology, Empathy, Affective Neuroscience +19

United on Sunday: The effects of secular rituals on social bonding and affect

Sarah Jane Charles, Valerie van Mulukom, Jennifer E. Brown et al. · PLoS ONE · 2021 · 33 citations · Full text

Secular Rituals, Social Psychology, Religiosity +16

Do you need religion to enjoy the benefits of Church services? Social bonding, morality and quality of life among religious and secular congregations.

Jennifer E. Brown, Valerie van Mulukom, Sarah Jane Charles et al. · Psychology of Religion and Spirituality · 2021 · 16 citations · Full text