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Implicit Religious Associations: An Experimental Paradigm for Research on Jewish Spirituality and Mental Health
With the help of a generous grant from the F.I.S.H. Foundation and several individual private donors, JPSYCH is conducting a study utilizing implicit social cognition tasks (Go-No-Go) to assess for participants’ reaction times to spiritual stimuli, thereby enabling measurement of implicit (latent) spiritual beliefs and convictions alongside measures of anxiety and some of its cognitive vulnerabilities (e.g., intolerance of uncertainty, threat overestimation). This study stands to evaluate the relevance of latent spiritual beliefs to anxiety symptoms. JPSYCH is privilaged to collaborate with Drs. Jedidiah Siev (Nova Southeastern University) and Adam Cohen (Arizona State University) on this novel project. COMING SOON ...

Jewish Attitudes Towards Depression
Depression is a highly common mental disorder which impacts people of all walks of life. The purpose of this study is to examine Jewish attitudes towards depression and various treatment options. This research is being spearheaded by David Baruch, a graduate student of Clinical Psychology in conjuction with associate professor Jonathan Kanter at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. THIS STUDY IS NOW CLOSED FOR DATA ANALYSES - WE ARE GRATEFUL TO ALL 325 PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED. TO BE INFORMED OF THE STUDY RESULTS WHEN THEY ARE PUBLISHED PLEASE JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST.