A Psicologia da religião pela ótica das Ciências das Religiões: revisão integrativa

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze the studies produced by religious studies scholars to map their contributions on the theme of the psychology of religion. Searches were conducted on the websites of Brazilian journals in the fields of Religious Studies and Theology, with A1 and A2 ratings. A total of 56 studies were selected for analysis. The method used in the research was an integrative review with data processing by the IRAMUTEQ software, which performed the following analyses: Word Cloud, Similitude Analysis, and Descending Hierarchical Classification with Correspondence Factor Analysis (CFA). The results indicated that religious studies scholars, in their studies applied to the psychology of religion, mostly use qualitative approaches and bibliographic analysis. The use of two authors was recurrent in the research: Viktor Frankl and Carl Gustav Jung, with their respective approaches, logotherapy and analytical psychology. The results of this review also show that most studies point to the positive influence of religiosity/spirituality, contributing to the mental, psychophysical, and behavioral health of human beings.