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Every article published in the Journal of Positive Psychology, Agapology and Spirituality, open access and permanently citable.
The Agapology of LOVE, Adversity and Bliss
The inaugural issue introduces the scientific study of bliss through positive psychology, agapology and spirituality.
https://doi.org/10.54825/ZQYD9910All peer-reviewed articles
LOVE: A New Psychological Model of Bliss
JPPAS · Volume 1, Issue 1 · Theory · LOVE model of bliss · 18 February 2025
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1.1 // LaB Press http://doi.org/10.63994/j4j1wd KEYWORDS : LOVE, Spirituality, Bliss, Flourishing, Adversity. Abstract Bliss, akin to flourishing, represents a holistic state of optimal well-being that transcends fleeting happiness, encompassing…
Could some forms of psychological adversity be a blessing in disguise?
JPPAS · Volume 1, Issue 1 · Differential Bliss Receptibility · 18 February 2025
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1.1 // LaB Press http://dx.doi.org/10.62762/IECE.2024.000000 KEYWORDS : Spirituality, spiritual emergency, mental health, mental disorder. Abstract Spirituality has been described as an ambivalent experience. On the one hand, due to its soothing…
The Moderating Effects of Religious Coping on the Relationship between Spirituality and Flourishing under High Adversity
JPPAS · Volume 1, Issue 1 · Religious coping · Moderation · 18 February 2025
Noel Maturlu Published in ssue 1.1 // LaB Press http://doi.org/10.63994/cvq4pd KEYWORDS : Spirituality, Positive Religious Coping, Suffering, Adversity, Flourishing Abstract This study investigates the moderating effects of positive and negative religious coping on the…
Positive Effects of Adversity on Religiosity, Spirituality and Depression: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis
JPPAS · Volume 1, Issue 1 · Systematic review · Religiosity & depression · 18 February 2025
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1.1 // LaB Press http://doi.org/10.63994/i909og KEYWORDS : Religiosity, Spirituality, Depression, Adversity, Differential Spiritual Receptivity Abstract The current study aimed to systematically examine the positive effects of adversity on the…
Positive Role of Adversity and Suffering in The Relationship Between Spirituality and Flourishing
JPPAS · Volume 1, Issue 1 · Spirituality · Adversity · Flourishing · 18 February 2025
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1. 0 // The LaB http://doi.org/10.63994/5q5dlt KEYWORDS : LOVE, LAT, Spirituality, Bliss, Flourishing, Adversity Abstract This study explores the role of adversity and suffering, specifically operationalised as stress, in the relationship between…
Validation of The LOVE Assessment Tool (LAT): A Pilot study of Reliability and Validity
JPPAS · Volume 1, Issue 1 · Psychometrics · LOVE Assessment Tool · 18 February 2025
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1.1 // LaB Press http://doi.org/10.63994/vocsul KEYWORDS : LOVE, LAT, Spirituality, Bliss, Flourishing, Adversity Abstract This study examines the psychometric properties of the LOVE Assessment Tool (LAT), a novel instrument based on the LOVE…
Validation of The LOVE Assessment Tool (LAT)
JPPAS · Volume 1, Issue 1 · Psychometrics · LOVE Assessment Tool · 16 February 2025
A Pilot study of Reliability and Validity Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1. 0 // The LaB http://dx.doi.org/10.62762/IECE.2024.000000 KEYWORDS : LOVE, LAT, Spirituality, Bliss, Flourishing, Adversity Abstract This study examines the psychometric properties of the LOVE Assessment…
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JPPAS welcomes special issues that gather focused scholarship on themes within our scope — for example spirituality and adversity, agape in family and community life, or flourishing in Afro-descendant and marginalised communities.
- A two-page proposal with rationale, scope and indicative contributors.
- Names, affiliations and short CVs of the proposed guest editors.
- A publication timetable, including call, review and production windows.
Send proposals to editor@loveandbliss.org. Open invitations are listed under calls for papers.
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