Victor Counted, Ph.D.
Dr Victor Counted is a behavioural, social, and health scientist committed to making the world a better place through research and knowledge-based solutions. He is an interdisciplinary voice whose main research fuse social, health, and environmental psychology and the psychology of religion. He is interested in applying attachment theory to place, religion/spirituality, migration, environment-behaviours, radicalisation, youth mental health, and psychopathology. Dr Counted is mostly known for his scholarly work on The Psychology of Religion and Place.
Education
- PhD in Psychology — Western Sydney University
- PhD in Religious Studies — University of Groningen
LATEST BOOK RELEASE
IN THE MEDIA
Migrants and the bond with God: attachment and survival are linked
Published in The Conversation 21 January, 2020.
Can Religious Coping Help Australian Bushfire Survivors?
Published in Psychology Today 20 January, 2020
Kracht van religie mogelijk onderschat in Nederlands integratiebeleid voor Afrikanen
Published in Nieuw Wij! (Dutch) June 29, 2019
The Security of Place & Resilience
Published in Psychology Today 19 March, 2019.
'Band met God versterkt geestelijke veerkracht migrant' / ‘Bond with God strengthens migrant's spiritual resilience’
Published in Nederlands Dagblad / Nederlands Daily Newspaper 26 June, 2019
Upcoming Events and Speaking Engagements
There are no upcoming events at this time.
Forthcoming Projects
Book Project for Lexington Books: "The Roots of Radicalization"
I have signed a contract to put together a book manuscript for Lexington Books on my work on disrupted attachment and displacement in the context of radicalization. The working title for the book is "The Roots of Radicalization". The book is due by the end of the year.
Book Project: The God Bond
I am currently working on another book title on "The God Bond: A guide to spiritual relationship experiences." The book sheds light on the developmental pathways involved forming a relationship with God and what it mean for people of all walks of life.
Selected Publications
Attachment to Australia, Attachment to God, and Quality of Life Outcomes in Migrants
Published 2020 in Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health 22(1), 65-95.
The Role of Spirituality in Promoting Sense of Place among Foreigners of African Background in the Netherlands
Published 2019 in Ecopsychology 11(2), 101–109
Sense of Place Attitudes and Quality of Life Outcomes among African Residents in Australia
Published 2019 in the Journal of Community Psychology 47(2), 338-355.
Defining the Psychology of Religion and Place: A Concept Analysis
Published in the book: The Psychology of Religion and Place: Emerging Perspectives (pp. 307-334), 2019
Place Spirituality: an attachment perspective
Published 2019 in Archive for the Psychology of Religion 41(1), 12–25.
Keep in touch!
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