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Religious Guilt

Religious Guilt is a moral-emotional state arising from the perception of having violated sacred norms or divine expectations, distinguished from secular guilt by its grounding in religious beliefs, doctrines, or relational commitments to the transcendent.

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4.7K

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161

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98

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2017–2026

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Publications

82

Guilt, discord, and alienation: The role of religious strain in depression and suicidality

Julie J. Exline, Ann Marie Yali, William C. Sanderson · Journal of Clinical Psychology · 2000 · 491 citations

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Mean Gods Make Good People: Different Views of God Predict Cheating Behavior

Azim Shariff, Ara Norenzayan · International Journal for the Psychology of Religion · 2011 · 313 citations · Full text

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Transgression as Addiction: Religiosity and Moral Disapproval as Predictors of Perceived Addiction to Pornography

Joshua B. Grubbs, Julie J. Exline, Kenneth I. Pargäment et al. · Archives of Sexual Behavior · 2014 · 281 citations

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Creation of the Sacred: Tracks of Biology in Early Religions

Gustavo Benavides, Walter Burkert · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1997 · 256 citations

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Sin and Fear: The Emergence of a Western Guilt Culture, 13th-18th Centuries

Donald A. Nielsen, Jean Delumeau, Eric M. Nicholson · Sociological Analysis · 1991 · 223 citations

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Authors

161

  1. RJ
    Ronald J. Morris

    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, United States

    4 publications · 202 citations

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  2. RW
    Ralph W. Hood

    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, United States

    4 publications · 202 citations

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  3. PJ
    P. J. Watson

    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, United States

    3 publications · 175 citations

    3

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  4. EM
    Eric M. Nicholson

    National Animal Disease Center, United States

    2 publications · 299 citations

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  5. KM
    Kennon M. Sheldon

    University of Missouri, United States

    2 publications · 62 citations

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Institutions

98

  1. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

    Chattanooga, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    465 citations

  2. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    553 citations

  3. University of North Texas

    Denton, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    322 citations

  4. University of New Brunswick

    Fredericton, Canada

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    121 citations

  5. University of Oregon

    Eugene, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    327 citations

  6. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Baylor University

    Waco, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    105 citations

  8. Bowling Green State University

    Bowling Green, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    601 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Psychology and Theology

    9 publications · 285 citations

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  2. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 4 publications · 348 citations

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 117 citations

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  4. Journal of Religion and Health

    3 publications · 136 citations

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  5. The Journal of Social Psychology

    3 publications · 74 citations

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