Edward C. Polson

589 total citations
38 papers, 335 citations indexed

About

Edward C. Polson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward C. Polson has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 335 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 28 papers in Health and 7 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Edward C. Polson's work include Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (27 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (21 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (9 papers). Edward C. Polson is often cited by papers focused on Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (27 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (21 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (9 papers). Edward C. Polson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Russia. Edward C. Polson's co-authors include Byron R. Johnson, Kevin D. Dougherty, Holly K. Oxhandler, W. Andrew Achenbaum, F. Carson Mencken, Buster G. Smith, Sung Joon Jang, Young‐Il Kim, Christopher D. Bader and Roger Finke and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion and Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Edward C. Polson

34 papers receiving 309 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edward C. Polson United States	10	234	186	60	35	33	38	335
Leonor María Cantera Espinosa Spain	10	134 0.6×	100 0.5×	78 1.3×	33 0.9×	60 1.8×	67	292
Beverly A. McPhail United States	11	195 0.8×	129 0.7×	110 1.8×	61 1.7×	105 3.2×	15	459
Helen H. Yu United States	11	162 0.7×	48 0.3×	69 1.1×	43 1.2×	31 0.9×	36	424
Mellisa Holtzman United States	11	155 0.7×	58 0.3×	44 0.7×	33 0.9×	27 0.8×	26	290
Joanne Baker Australia	8	210 0.9×	36 0.2×	34 0.6×	65 1.9×	48 1.5×	20	354
Marii Paškov United Kingdom	9	206 0.9×	62 0.3×	74 1.2×	16 0.5×	66 2.0×	20	310
Tim Clydesdale United States	10	210 0.9×	108 0.6×	39 0.7×	17 0.5×	15 0.5×	20	357
Ruth A. Brandwein United States	6	159 0.7×	105 0.6×	43 0.7×	52 1.5×	101 3.1×	12	326
Alayne J. Ormerod United States	11	310 1.3×	120 0.6×	131 2.2×	87 2.5×	30 0.9×	17	645
Michael W. Hughey United States	6	220 0.9×	63 0.3×	27 0.5×	18 0.5×	22 0.7×	21	287

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Polson, Edward C., Holly K. Oxhandler, Grant B. Morgan, et al.. (2025). The religious and spiritual beliefs and practices of mental health educators: a national study. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health. 28(1). 16–31. 1 indexed citations

Oxhandler, Holly K., et al.. (2025). Religion and spirituality in personal and professional development opportunities for faculty across the mental health professions: a conceptual review. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health. 1–22.

Pearce, Michelle, Kenneth I. Pargäment, Serena Wong, et al.. (2024). Enhancing training in spiritual and religious competencies in mental health graduate education: Evaluation of an integrated curricular approach. PLoS ONE. 19(9). e0306114–e0306114. 3 indexed citations

McGee, Jocelyn Shealy, et al.. (2024). Hope Mediates Stress to Reduce Burden in Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease. Geriatrics. 9(2). 38–38. 3 indexed citations

Oxhandler, Holly K., et al.. (2024). Helpful and Harmful Approaches to Integrating Religion and Spirituality into Mental Health Care: A National Survey of Current Clients’ Experiences in the United States. Journal of Religion and Health. 63(4). 2924–2940. 2 indexed citations

Oxhandler, Holly K., Edward C. Polson, Grant B. Morgan, et al.. (2024). Revalidating the religious/spiritually integrated practice assessment scale for educators across four mental health disciplines. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health. 27(3). 401–417. 1 indexed citations

Vieten, Cassandra, Jesse Fox, Holly K. Oxhandler, et al.. (2024). Spiritual and religious competency training for mental health care professionals: How much is enough?. Counselor Education and Supervision. 63(3). 187–202.

McGee, Jocelyn Shealy, et al.. (2024). Gratitude Predicts Meaning in Life in Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease. Geriatrics. 9(3). 72–72.

Polson, Edward C., et al.. (2023). Examining the influence of colleges’ and universities’ religious affiliation on graduate social work education in the United States. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work Social Thought. 42(2). 171–192. 3 indexed citations

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Polson, Edward C., et al.. (2023). The religious and spiritual beliefs and practices of MSW faculty: a national survey. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work Social Thought. 43(1). 110–131. 2 indexed citations

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Miller, Kelsey A. & Edward C. Polson. (2019). Exploring the social justice beliefs of Baptist Christians. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work Social Thought. 38(3). 239–258. 1 indexed citations

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Polson, Edward C., et al.. (2019). Streams in the desert: exploring religion and spirituality among incarcerated women with lengthy sentences. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health. 23(1). 62–76. 1 indexed citations

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Polson, Edward C.. (2017). An Examination of the Relationship between Characteristics of Sect-Like Religiosity and Community Volunteering among U.S. Churchgoers. Review of Religious Research. 60(2). 247–274. 4 indexed citations

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Oxhandler, Holly K., et al.. (2017). The Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices among Practitioners across Five Helping Professions. Religions. 8(11). 237–237. 12 indexed citations

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Polson, Edward C.. (2016). Religious Environments and the Distribution of Anti-Poverty Nonprofit Organizations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 46(1). 156–174. 17 indexed citations

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Polson, Edward C., et al.. (2016). The colors of fear: A multilevel analysis of fear of crime across Houston area neighborhoods. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice. 14(4). 307–326. 7 indexed citations

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Jang, Sung Joon, Byron R. Johnson, Young‐Il Kim, Edward C. Polson, & Buster G. Smith. (2014). Structured Voluntary Youth Activities and Positive Outcomes in Adulthood: An Exploratory Study of Involvement in Scouting and Subjective Well-Being. Sociological Focus. 47(4). 238–267. 8 indexed citations

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Polson, Edward C.. (2014). Social Diversity and Civic Engagement. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 44(5). 968–987. 15 indexed citations

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Dougherty, Kevin D., Byron R. Johnson, & Edward C. Polson. (2007). Recovering the Lost: Remeasuring U.S. Religious Affiliation. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 46(4). 483–499. 108 indexed citations

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Mencken, F. Carson, et al.. (2006). Integrating Civil Society and Economic Growth in Appalachia. Growth and Change. 37(1). 107–127. 20 indexed citations

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