Abstract

This project aims to introduce negative religious experiences (NRE) as a new measurement of religious trauma. NRE scores are used to look for and explore statistical relationships between religious trauma and outcomes in socioeconomics, mental health, physical health, and personal and collective faith practices.

Data was collected through online surveys completed by 508 residents of Springfield, MO. NRE outcome metrics were compared to existing adverse childhood experience (ACE) data for analysis of trends and correlations.

This project concludes by identifying the theological implications of this work and outlining future research steps to continue exploring the NRE model on a wider national scale.

Details

Title
NEGATIVE RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES A Case Study of Springfield, Missouri
Author
Love, Christie L.
Publication year
2024
Publisher
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
ISBN
9798382774077
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3062334717
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.