{"id":461,"date":"2025-04-20T21:29:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T21:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/?page_id=461"},"modified":"2025-04-20T21:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T21:47:05","slug":"finding-spirituality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/research\/finding-spirituality\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding spirituality in an increasingly secular world\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"849\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/04\/picture-for-Finding-Spirituality-e1745185537309.jpg\" alt=\"light through leaves\" class=\"wp-image-497\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:345px;height:455px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/04\/picture-for-Finding-Spirituality-e1745185537309.jpg 565w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/04\/picture-for-Finding-Spirituality-e1745185537309-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Gabriel\u2019s 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.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All PDFs are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/publications\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"350\">Publications<\/a> page. The following are a representative sample. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gabriel, S., Koefler, N. &amp; 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. <em>Studies in Religion.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>* Naidu, E., Gabriel, S., Wildschut, T., &amp; Sedikides, C. (2024). Reliving the Good Old Days: Nostalgia Increases Psychological Wellbeing Through Collective Effervescence.\u202f<em>Social Psychological and Personality Science<\/em>,\u202f<em>15<\/em>(1), 22-32.\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/19485506221149813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/19485506221149813<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gabriel, S., Naidu, E., Paravati, E., Morrison, C. D., &amp; Gainey, K. (2020). Creating the sacred from the profane: Collective effervescence and everyday activities.\u202f<em>The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15<\/em>(1), 129\u2013154.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gabriel, S. Valenti, J., Naragon-Gainey, K. &amp; 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). <em>Psychological Assessment. 29(11), 1349 -1362.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>* Valenti, J., Gabriel, S., &amp; Blanton, A. (2016). A Tangible Connection to the Divine:&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Exploration of the Power and Efficaciousness of Prayer Objects. <em>Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 27. <\/em>111-120.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>* Buffone, A., Gabriel, S., &amp; Poulin, M. (2016). There But for the Grace of God: Counterfactuals Influence Religious Belief and Images of the Divine. <em>Social and Personality Psychological Science, <\/em>7, 256-263.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Gabriel\u2019s 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.&nbsp; All PDFs are &#8230; <a title=\"Finding spirituality in an increasingly secular world\u00a0\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/research\/finding-spirituality\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Finding spirituality in an increasingly secular world\u00a0\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":589,"featured_media":0,"parent":432,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-461","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/589"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":501,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461\/revisions\/501"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gabriellab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}