Galanter M
Am J Psychiatry. 1980 Dec;137(12):1574-9. doi: 10.1176/ajp.137.12.1574.
The author studied the psychological aspects of religious conversion during structured 21-day workshop sequences designed to introduce people to the Unification Church. Subjects were given a battery of tests at different times during the sequence. After the initial 2-day workshop, 71% dropped out; the 29% who chose to continue had greater affiliative feelings toward the group and greater acceptance of the church's creed than these early dropouts. The 9% who ultimately joined the church had weaker outside personal ties than the later dropouts, although their beliefs in and cohesiveness toward the church were the same as the late dropouts. These results are also compared with long-standing members of the church and matched nonmembers. The induction procedures used by the church are discussed with regard to those used by large therapeutic groups, such as self-help organizations.
作者在旨在向人们介绍统一教的为期21天的结构化研习班期间，研究了宗教皈依的心理方面。在研习班期间的不同时间，对受试者进行了一系列测试。在最初为期两天的研习班之后，71%的人退出了；选择继续参加的29%的人对该团体有更强的归属感，并且比这些早期退出者更能接受教会的信条。最终加入教会的9%的人与后来退出者相比，外部人际关系较弱，尽管他们对教会的信仰和凝聚力与后来退出者相同。还将这些结果与该教会的长期成员以及匹配的非成员进行了比较。文中讨论了该教会所采用的入会程序与大型治疗团体（如自助组织）所采用的程序的异同。
