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3Unfounded—conspiracy and health—beliefs about COVID-19 have accompanied the pandemic worldwide. Here, we examined cross-nationally the structure and correlates of these beliefs with an 8-item scale, using a multigroup confirmatory factor analysis. We obtained a two-factor model of unfounded (conspiracy and health) beliefs with good internal structure (average CFI = 0.98, RMSEA = 0.05, SRMR = 0.04), but a high correlation between the two factors (average latent factor correlation = 0.57). This mo…Read more
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22Testing the underlying structure of unfounded beliefs about COVID-19 around the worldThinking and Reasoning 30 (2): 301-326. 2024.Unfounded—conspiracy and health—beliefs about COVID-19 have accompanied the pandemic worldwide. Here, we examined cross-nationally the structure and correlates of these beliefs with an 8-item scale, using a multigroup confirmatory factor analysis. We obtained a two-factor model of unfounded (conspiracy and health) beliefs with good internal structure (average CFI = 0.98, RMSEA = 0.05, SRMR = 0.04), but a high correlation between the two factors (average latent factor correlation = 0.57). This mo…Read more
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187How place shapes the aspirations of hope: the allegory of the privileged and the underprivilegedJournal of Positive Psychology 2023. 2023.We articulate a holistic understanding of hope, going beyond the common conceptualization of hope in terms of positive affect and cognition by considering what hope means for the underprivileged. In the recognition that hope is always situated in a particular place, we explore the perspective of the privileged and the underprivileged, clarifying how spatial contexts shape their goals for the future and their agency toward attaining these goals. Where some people experience precarity due to their…Read more
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12African Christian diaspora religion and/or spirituality: A concept analysis and reinterpretationCritical Research on Religion 7 (1): 58-79. 2019.The purpose of this article is to analyze how the concept of African Christian diaspora religion and/or spirituality, as a missionary-based model, is currently being used and defined within African transnational research and diaspora religion. I conducted a review using a citation search strategy to retrieve peer-reviewed articles that explore the extent to which the seminal paper of Steven Vertovec on “Diaspora Religion” has informed the conceptualization and analysis of the concept of African …Read more
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22A space of transition and transactionArchive for the Psychology of Religion 41 (1): 43-52. 2019.This rejoinder acknowledges the empirical gaps and theoretical/theological disharmony highlighted in the three selected commentaries on Place Spirituality, but we defend our central argument about the developmental pathways of PS. First, we provide an overview of recent studies on PS, highlighting what has been done so far in the field. Second, we draw from the commentaries to advance the understanding of PS in relation to three world religions: Islam, Christianity and Hinduism. Third, we evalua…Read more
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21Place SpiritualityArchive for the Psychology of Religion 41 (1): 12-25. 2019.The expression of attachment to the divine in certain places among different groups has been documented by anthropologists and sociologists for decades. However, the psychological processes by which this happens are not yet fully understood. This article focuses on the concept of ‘place spirituality’ as a psychological mechanism, which allows the religious believer or non-believer to achieve an organised attachment strategy, involving the interplay of place and spiritual attachment. First, place…Read more
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11Pastoral juxtaposition in spiritual care: Towards a caregiving faith theology in an evangelical Christian contextHTS Theological Studies 74 (1): 1-10. 2018.The problem for many troubled youths seeking help within a Christian context is that their need for meaningful connections and spiritual growth is attached to relationships with their significant others. When needs of attachment are not adequately met due to the effect of an insecure attachment working model in a relationship with God, the teen may end up leaving the faith community seeking a new caregiver or regress into spiritual struggles, depression, anxiety, self-doubt and other negative em…Read more
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92Making Sense of Place Attachment: Towards a Holistic Understanding of People-Place Relationships and ExperiencesEnvironment, Space, Place 8 (1): 7-32. 2016.The article is an attempt to make sense of the different interdisciplinary perspectives associated with people’s attachment to places with a view to construct a holistic template for understanding people-place relationships and experiences. The author took note of the theoretical contributions of Jorgensen & Stedman, Scannell & Gifford, and Seamon to construct an integrative framework for understanding emotional links to places and people’s perception and experience of places. This was done with…Read more
Victor Counted
Western Sydney University
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Western Sydney UniversityFellow (Part-time)
University of Groningen
PhD, 2019
Areas of Specialization
Psychological Theories of Personal Identity |
Philosophy of Religion |
Areas of Interest
Aesthetics |
Philosophy of Social Science |