UCL Université catholique de Louvain

Department of psychology and education

Centre for psychology of religion   

Coralie Buxant PhD student

Education

• 2002 : Graduate in psychology, Catholic University of Louvain
• 2004: Master in criminology, Faculty of Law, Catholic University of Louvain
• 2004 : Agrégation de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur
• 2005 : DEA in psychology
• 2003- : PhD thesis in progress...

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Research interests (keywords)

 Psychology of religion

Questions :

• Membership to New Religious Movements (NRM) & cults: vulnerabilities/predispositions ? Impact on mental health ?
• Leaving a NRM/cult : which consequences ?
• Religious conversions : compensation or construction ?
• Why being interested in developmental activities (e.g. conferences on health, well-being, spirituality, etc.): compensation or developmental interests ?

Studied with different concepts well-known in psychology of religion :

• Attachment styles
• Need for closure
• Need for cognition
• Openess to experience

   

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Publications

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• Saroglou, V., Christians, L.-L., Buxant, C., & Casalfiore, S. (2005). Mouvements religieux contestés: Psychologie, droit et politiques de précaution. Gent: Academia Press (série Problèmes actuels concernant la cohésion sociale). See for an extensive summary: EN FR NL
• Saroglou, V., Buxant, C., Casalfiore, S., Christians, L.-L., & Jaspard, J.-M. (2004). Redéfinir les critères de dérive sectaire? Un regard psychologique au croisement des sciences des religions. Annales de Droit de Louvain, 64, 529-560. Abstract.
• Buxant, C., Saroglou, V., Casalfiore, S., & Christians, L.-L. (2007). Cognitive and emotional characteristics of New Religious Movements's members: New questions and data on the mental health issue. Mental Health, Religion, and Culture, 10, 219-238. PDF.
• Buxant, C. & Saroglou, V. (in press). Joining and leaving a new religious movement: A study on ex-members' mental health. Mental Health, Religion, and Culture. PDF.
• Buxant, C. & Saroglou, V. (in press). Feeling good, but lacking autonomy: Closed-mindedness on social and moral issues in New Religious Movements. Journal of Religion and Health. PDF.

   

  
  

Conference papers

• Buxant, C. & Saroglou, V. (2007, September). Positive emotions can increase spirituality: The case of wonder. Paper to be presented at the European Conference on Spirituality, Prague, Czech Republic.
• Buxant, C. & Saroglou, V. (2007, June). Beyond the normality-pathology debate among NRM members : Open-vs. close-mindedness in social and moral aspects. Paper presented at the International Cultic Studies Aassociation's Annual International Conference, Brussels, Belgium.
• Buxant, C. & Saroglou, V. (2006, July). Spiritual seekers not belonging to religious groups : Compensation needs or positive psychology-related motives ? Poster presented at the 13th European Conference on Personality, Athens, Greece. Abstract
• Buxant, C. & Saroglou, V. (2006, August). Joining and leaving a New Religious Movement : The impact on ex-members' well-being. Paper presented at the International Association for the Psychology of Religion Conference, Leuven, Belgium.
• Buxant, C., Saroglou, V., & Casalfiore, S. (2004, September). Who are "cults"/New Religious Movements members? Attachment style, need for closure and world assumptions. Paper presented at the 10th International Conference of the Italian Society of Psychology of Religion, Verona, Italy.
• Buxant, C., Saroglou, V. & Casalfiore, S. (2004, July). Membership of"cults" and New Religious Movements: Attachment and need for closure as predictors. Poster presented at the 12th European Conference on Personality, Groningen, The Netherlands.
• Buxant, C. (2003, June). Les Nouveaux Mouvements Religieux et la santé mentale: facteurs de vulnérabilité et impact. In V. Saroglou, & L.-L. Christians (Chair), Critériologie des dérives sectaires. Symposium, Louvain-la-Neuve.

   

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Links

• UCL, Social Psychology
• Positive psychology

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Contact

* Coralie Buxant
UCL Dept. of psychology, Centre for psychology of religion
Pl. du Cardinal Mercier 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
( ++ 32 10 47 93 18 7++ 32 10 47 48 34
:: mailto:coralie.buxant@psp.ucl.ac.be

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