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Diverse Intelligences: Information Processing and Pure Consciousness​
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Global Flourishing Study: Piloting and Waves 1-5
The Global Flourishing Study (GFS) is a collaboration between scholars at Harvard University and Baylor University to collect data on human flourishing from an international panel of individuals over the course of five years.
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​A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effectiveness of a Positive Psychology-based Coaching Intervention for Community Health Workers to Improve their Delivery of Treatment for Depression in Rural India​
This randomized controlled study will measure the effectiveness of a character-based coaching intervention on ASHAs, rural India’s frontline mental health care providers.
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​From the Heart: Testing the Efficacy of Heart-Centered Contemplation
Coventry University’s Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations will study the effects on health and well-being of an eight-week intervention based on Christian and Muslim spiritual practices.
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The Paradoxical Effects of Religious Fasting on Prosociality and Flourishing
Studying the paradoxical nature of hunger vs religious fasting in Latter Day Saints, Muslims in Muslim-majority countries and Jewish populations in Israel.
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Creating the Sacred from the Profane: The Psychological Mechanisms, Moderators, and Outcomes of Mass Singing Events Held by Koolulam
A mix of field and lab studies will be used to empirically investigate the relationship between mass singing as practiced at Koolulam events and flourishing.
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The Christian Practice of Lament: Mechanisms of Change, Moderators, and Flourishing Outcomes
Research led by a team of theologians will examine if the regular practice of Christian lament increases flourishing, and if so, what factors lead to this increase.
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Fasting and Flourishing: A Comparative Analysis
The effects of religious fasting during Yom Kippur, the 'Day of Atonement' considered the holiest day of the year in Judaism, will be investigated. The researchers hypothesize that fasting, when situated within religious and spiritual framework, will predict greater flourishing.
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Understanding the Psychological, Behavioral, and Social Outcomes of the Ramadan Fast
This Templeton World Charity Foundation funded project aims to investigate the impact of a form of self-deprivation exercise, the Ramadan fast, on physical and mental health, social relationships, sense of fulfillment, life satisfaction, spirituality, and meaning and purpose in life.
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Temporal Dynamics of Felt Security in Jewish Ritual and Experience
This study will collect high-resolution data in order to investigate the relationship between the Jewish practices of Shabbat, Hibodedut, and wellbeing, in the moment and over time.
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