"When one considers the ubiquity of religious constructs in everyday life and the fact that our findings do not appear to be restricted to the religiously devout, the implications of the current findings are far reaching. From popular and classic works of fiction, to the news media, to everyday conversation, the social world is replete with mentions of God. The current findings suggest that this exposure may have broad societal consequences for fundamental psychological processes of self-regulation, which in turn underlie much of health, happiness, and human productivity."
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Divergent Effects of Activating Thoughts of God on Self-Regulation, Kristin Laurin, Aaron C. Kay and Grainne M. Fitzsimons, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, (January 2012)
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