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RESEARCH

Disorganized Attachment Promotes Mystical Experiences via a Propensity for Alterations in Consciousness (Absorption)

Pehr Granqvist Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Sweden
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Berit Hagekull Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Sweden
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Tord Ivarsson Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway
Pages 180-197 | Published online: 07 Jun 2012

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Aaron D. Cherniak, Joel Gruneau Brulin, Mario Mikulincer, Sebastian Östlind, Robin Carhart-Harris & Pehr Granqvist. (2023) Psychedelic Science of Spirituality and Religion: An Attachment-Informed Agenda Proposal. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 33:4, pages 259-276.
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Diana S Cortes, Michael Skragge, Lillian Döllinger, Petri Laukka, Håkan Fischer, Mats E Nilsson, Daniel Hovey, Lars Westberg, Marcus Larsson & Pehr Granqvist. (2018) Mixed support for a causal link between single dose intranasal oxytocin and spiritual experiences: opposing effects depending on individual proclivities for absorption. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 13:9, pages 921-932.
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Elke Kunsmann-Leutiger, Cécile Loetz, Eckhard Frick, Yvonne Petersen & Jakob Johann Müller. (2018) Attachment Patterns Affect Spiritual Coping in Palliative Care. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing 20:4, pages 385-391.
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Pehr Granqvist & Frances Nkara. (2017) Nature meets nurture in religious and spiritual development. British Journal of Developmental Psychology 35:1, pages 142-155.
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Pehr Granqvist. 2016. Issues in Science and Theology: Do Emotions Shape the World?. Issues in Science and Theology: Do Emotions Shape the World? 9 26 .
Barbara Keller, Matthew Durham & Femke Houben. 2016. Semantics and Psychology of Spirituality. Semantics and Psychology of Spirituality 437 456 .
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