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January 14, 2026Archive for the Psychology of Religion

Existential questing: Investigating the function of religious exploration, uncertainty, and growth motivation in managing existential anxiety

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RARobert B. Arrowood

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Overview

Review demonstrates that religious exploration can both alleviate and exacerbate existential concerns, suggesting varied implications for individual experiences.

Key Points

  • This review examines how religious exploration influences existential anxiety and personal growth.
  • Literature review on religious quest orientation and existential concerns
  • Analysis of the relationship between religion and existential anxiety
  • Assessment of individual differences affecting religious belief's shielding capacity.
  • Religious exploration can both shield and heighten existential concerns like death and meaning
  • Religious beliefs vary in their effectiveness in addressing existential anxiety based on individual differences
  • Questing enhances personal growth while potentially increasing feelings of existential isolation.

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Robert B. Arrowood (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6966f31513bf7a6f02c009e4https://doi.org/10.1177/00846724251408348
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