Dr. Gabriel’s research in this area looks at how people find spirituality and meaning in a world where fewer and fewer people are involved with organizes religion.
All PDFs are available on the Publications page. The following are a representative sample.
- Gabriel, S., Koefler, N. & Schneider, V. (in press). Creating a Space for The Sacred in a Secular World: Shabbat Dinners as A Vehicle for Collective Effervescence, Social Connection, and Meaning. Studies in Religion.
- * Naidu, E., Gabriel, S., Wildschut, T., & Sedikides, C. (2024). Reliving the Good Old Days: Nostalgia Increases Psychological Wellbeing Through Collective Effervescence. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 15(1), 22-32. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506221149813
- Gabriel, S., Naidu, E., Paravati, E., Morrison, C. D., & Gainey, K. (2020). Creating the sacred from the profane: Collective effervescence and everyday activities. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15(1), 129–154.
- Gabriel, S. Valenti, J., Naragon-Gainey, K. & Young, A. F. (2017) The Psychological Importance of going to Concerts, Churches, and Football Games: Development and Validation of the Tendency for Effervescent Assembly Measure (TEAM). Psychological Assessment. 29(11), 1349 -1362.
- * Valenti, J., Gabriel, S., & Blanton, A. (2016). A Tangible Connection to the Divine:
- An Exploration of the Power and Efficaciousness of Prayer Objects. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 27. 111-120.
- * Buffone, A., Gabriel, S., & Poulin, M. (2016). There But for the Grace of God: Counterfactuals Influence Religious Belief and Images of the Divine. Social and Personality Psychological Science, 7, 256-263.