Kirk W. Elifson’s research while affiliated with Georgia State University and other places

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Publications (2)


Validation of a Typology of Religious Experience and its Relationship to the Psychotic Experience
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June 1983

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2 Reads

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11 Citations

Journal of Psychology and Theology

Robert D. Margolis

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Kirk W. Elifson

A typology of religious experience was validated and an empirical determination of the similarities between the religious and psychotic experiences was made. Expert and non-expert raters (n=16) were asked to differentiate religious experiences (n=12), fabricated religious experiences (n=12), and psychotic experiences (n=12) using the typology of religious experience. A split plot, repeated measures analysis of variance yielded three significant findings: (a) Expert raters performed significantly better than non-expert raters at identifying the three types of experiences. (b) Non-expert raters with the typology performed as well as expert raters and significantly better than non-expert raters without the typology. (c) Psychotic experiences were more easily identified than were religious or fabricated experiences.


A Typology of Religious Experience

March 1979

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10 Reads

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23 Citations

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

A typology of religious experience was developed based on interviews (N = 45) with individuals claiming to have had religious experiences. Subjects' accounts were content-analyzed to extract the major attributes of the experience. These attributes were then factor-analyzed to determine the number of distinctively different types of the religious experience. A total of four factors were extracted, each descriptive of a distinct type of religious experience.

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... Finally, we identified a significant body of literature on the differential diagnosis between pathological and healthy NOEs driven by theoretical perspectives (Brett, 2002;Dein, 2010Dein, , 2017Evrard, 2013Evrard, , 2014Fulford & Jackson, 1997;Harrison, 2009;Johnson & Friedman, 2008;Lukoff, 1985;Margolis & Elifson, 1983;Marzanski & Bratton, 2002;Maurano & Albuquerque, 2019;Ojalammi, 2019;Phillips III et al., 2009;Pierre, 2001;Pirta, 2014;Rashed, 2010;Saver & Rabin, 1997;Taves & Barlev, 2022;Woods & Wilkinson, 2017). As these discussions were typically removed from empirical findings, we did not delve further into these points because a more detailed analysis of these theoretical arguments would have moved beyond the scope of our systematic review of empirical links between NOEs and mental health. ...

Reference:

Nonordinary Experiences, Well-being and Mental Health: A Systematic Review of the Evidence and Recommendations for Future Research
Validation of a Typology of Religious Experience and its Relationship to the Psychotic Experience
  • Citing Article
  • June 1983

Journal of Psychology and Theology

... It comes in the form of religious readings, listening to inspirational talks, faith sharing, prayers, rituals, and devotions (Lizardy-Hajbi, 2012). What keeps people committed to faith formation is the experience of positive feelings and general state of well-being which extends to their relationships and other concerns in life (Margolis & Elifson, 1979). ...

A Typology of Religious Experience
  • Citing Article
  • March 1979

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion