Scholarly Works

Selected Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Publications

Martin, P. & Cleveland T. (2024). Spirituality and religion. In W. Troop-Gordon & E. Neblett (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence (pp. 495-508). Academic Press.   [ Download PDF ]

Butler-Barnes, S. & Martin, P. (2022). Put it in God’s Hands: Understanding the Complexities of Religiosity and Spirituality in the Lives of Black Youth. Child Development Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12474 [ Download PDF ]

Martin, P., Butler-Barnes, S. & Hope, M. (2022). Sitting in the Pews: Theological Beliefs and Racial/Ethnic Identity Among African American Adolescents. Youth and Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X211046638 [ Download PDF ]

Butler-Barnes, S.T., Martin, P. P., Hope, E., Copeland-Linder, N., & Lawrence, M. (2018). Racial stigma and psychological well-being among African American girls. Journal of Religion and Health. 57(4):1-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-018-0644-9. [ Download PDF ]


Butler-Barnes, S., Martin, P., & Boyd, D. (2017). African American Adolescents’ psychological well-being: The impact of parents' religious socialization on adolescents’ religiosity. Race & Social Problems. 9(2) DOI: 10.1007/s12552-017-9199-8.  [ Download PDF ]


Butler-Barnes, S., Martin, P., Copeland-Linder, N., Matusko, N, Seaton, E., Caldwell, C. & Jackson, J. (2016). The protective role of religious involvement in African American and Caribbean Black adolescents’ experiences of racial discrimination. Youth & Society. doi: 10.1177/0044118x15626063  [ Download PDF ]


Decuir-Gumby, J., Martin, P. & Cooper, S. (2012). African American students in Private, Independent Schools: Parents and school influences on racial identity development. Urban Review . 44(1), 113-132.  [ Download PDF]


Hamilton, J.,  Moore, C.,  Powe, B., Agarwal, M. & Martin, P. (2010). Perceptions of social support among older African- American cancer survivors.   Oncology Nursing Forum, 484-493. 

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Martin, P., Bowles, T., Adkins, T. & Leach, M. (2011). Black mega-churches in the internet age: Exploring theological teachings and social outreach efforts, Journal of African American Studies , 15, 155-176.  [ Download PDF ]


Book

Hastings, J., Jones, L., & Martin, P. (2015). African Americans and Depression . Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. [ Read Book Information ]



Selected Edited Book Chapters and Other Articles

Martin, P. (2011). Theology and faith development among African American adolescents: An integrative approach. In Tammy Mann, Hiram Fitzgerald, and Nancy Hill (Eds.), African American Children’s Mental Health: Development and Context. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.  [ Download PDF ]


Leach, M., Martin, P., Bowles, T. & Taliaferro, J. (2008). Our souls look back in wonder: The spirituality of African American families surviving Hurricane Katrina. In Singleton, D. (Ed.), The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: Educating traumatized children PreK through College . Maryland: University Press of America.


Braden, J., & Martin, P. (2008). Prevention. In R. J. Morris & T. R. Kratochwill (Eds.), The practice of child therapy (4th Ed.) Needham Heights, MA, US: Allyn & Bacon. 

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Martin, P., & McAdoo, H. (2007). Adolescents’ perceptions of sources of racial socialization: The African American church and parents. In H. P. McAdoo (Ed.). Black Families (4th Ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publication. [ Download PDF ]


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