A graduate researcher at the University of Illinois Springfield is developing the first standardized assessment tool for religious and spiritual trauma — and is looking for participants to help validate it.
The Multidimensional Religious and Spiritual Trauma Assessment (MRSTA) is designed to measure how religious and spiritual experiences affect mental and emotional well-being, including intergenerational trauma, family and religious culture, and organizational harm. The goal is to give therapists and educators better tools for working with survivors of religious harm.
The study is conducted by Takouhie Jensen under the supervision of Dr. Huijuan Li, Assistant Professor of Counseling at the University of Illinois Springfield, and has been reviewed and approved by the university’s Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Who can participate? Anyone 18 or older with current or past involvement in any religious or spiritual group.
What does it involve? An anonymous one-time online survey of approximately 130–150 items, taking 20–30 minutes. No personal identifiers are collected. You may skip any question.
Survey link: https://uisits.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3EkKLn3QtpOOJWm
Questions can be directed to Takouhie Jensen at tjens@uis.edu or Dr. Huijuan Li at hli254@uis.edu.
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