Publications

• Mattis, J. S., Eubanks, S., Zapata, A., Belkin, M., Cooper, S., Grayman, N., & Mitchell, N. (In press). Factors influencing religious non-involvement among African American men. Review of Religious Research.
• Mattis, J. S., Fontenot, D., & Hatcher-Kay, C. (2003). Religiosity, racism and dispositional optimism among African Americans. Personality and Individual Differences, 34, 1025-1038.
• Mattis, J. S. (2002). Religion and spirituality in the meaning making and coping experiences of African American women: A qualitative analysis. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 26, 308-320.
• Mattis, J. S., Hearn, K., & Jagers, R. (2002). Factors predicting communal attitudes among African American men. Journal of Black Psychology, 28 (3), 197-214.
• Mattis, J. S., Murray, Y., Hatcher, C., Hearn, K., Lawhon, G., Murphy, E., & Washington, T. (2001). Religiosity and the subjective quality of African American men's friendships: An exploratory study. Journal of Adult Development, 8 (4), 221-230.
• Mattis, J. S. (2001). Religiosity and African American political life. Political Psychology: Special Issue: Psychology as Politics, 22 (2), 263-278.
• Bell, C. C. &. Mattis, J. S. (2000). The importance of cultural competence in ministering to African-American victims of domestic violence. Violence Against Women, 6 (5), 515-532.
• Mattis, J. S. (2000). African American women’s definitions of spirituality and religiosity. Journal of Black Psychology, 26 (1), 101-122.
• Taylor, R. J., Mattis, J. S., & Chatters, L. (1999). Subjective religiosity among African Americans: A synthesis of findings from five national samples. Journal of Black Psychology, 25 (4), 524-543.
• Mattis, J. S., Beckham, W., Saunders, B., Williams, J., McAllister, D., Myers, V., Knight, D., Rencher, D., & Dixon, C. (In press). Who will volunteer? Religiosity, everyday racism and social participation among African American men. Journal of Adult Development.