Publications
The published record of LAB
Peer-reviewed scholarship is held separately from our wider press catalogue, so readers always know what has been through review.

Peer-reviewed publications
Published in Journal of Positive Psychology, Agapology and Spirituality (JPPAS) by LAB Press. Each record carries a registered DOI.
- Peer-reviewed · JPPAS
Theory · LOVE model of bliss · 18 February 2025
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1.1 // LaB Press http://doi.org/10.63994/j4j1wd KEYWORDS : LOVE, Spirituality, Bliss, Flourishing, Adversity. Abstract Bliss, akin to flourishing, represents a holistic state of optimal well-being that transcends fleeting happiness, encompassing…
https://doi.org/10.63994/j4j1wd - Peer-reviewed · JPPAS
Differential Bliss Receptibility · 18 February 2025
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1.1 // LaB Press http://dx.doi.org/10.62762/IECE.2024.000000 KEYWORDS : Spirituality, spiritual emergency, mental health, mental disorder. Abstract Spirituality has been described as an ambivalent experience. On the one hand, due to its soothing…
https://doi.org/10.54825/BVXE7696 - Peer-reviewed · JPPAS
Religious coping · Moderation · 18 February 2025
Noel Maturlu Published in ssue 1.1 // LaB Press http://doi.org/10.63994/cvq4pd KEYWORDS : Spirituality, Positive Religious Coping, Suffering, Adversity, Flourishing Abstract This study investigates the moderating effects of positive and negative religious coping on the…
https://doi.org/10.63994/cvq4pd - Peer-reviewed · JPPAS
Systematic review · Religiosity & depression · 18 February 2025
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1.1 // LaB Press http://doi.org/10.63994/i909og KEYWORDS : Religiosity, Spirituality, Depression, Adversity, Differential Spiritual Receptivity Abstract The current study aimed to systematically examine the positive effects of adversity on the…
https://doi.org/10.63994/i909og - Peer-reviewed · JPPAS
Spirituality · Adversity · Flourishing · 18 February 2025
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1. 0 // The LaB http://doi.org/10.63994/5q5dlt KEYWORDS : LOVE, LAT, Spirituality, Bliss, Flourishing, Adversity Abstract This study explores the role of adversity and suffering, specifically operationalised as stress, in the relationship between…
https://doi.org/10.63994/5q5dlt - Peer-reviewed · JPPAS
Psychometrics · LOVE Assessment Tool · 18 February 2025
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1.1 // LaB Press http://doi.org/10.63994/vocsul KEYWORDS : LOVE, LAT, Spirituality, Bliss, Flourishing, Adversity Abstract This study examines the psychometric properties of the LOVE Assessment Tool (LAT), a novel instrument based on the LOVE…
https://doi.org/10.63994/vocsul - Peer-reviewed · JPPAS
Psychometrics · LOVE Assessment Tool · 16 February 2025
A Pilot study of Reliability and Validity Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1. 0 // The LaB http://dx.doi.org/10.62762/IECE.2024.000000 KEYWORDS : LOVE, LAT, Spirituality, Bliss, Flourishing, Adversity Abstract This study examines the psychometric properties of the LOVE Assessment…
https://doi.org/10.63994/vocsul

LAB Press publications
Books, reports, essays, working papers and thought leadership — not peer-reviewed journal content. Visit LAB Press →
Books
- LOVE Adversity and Bliss
Book · 24 April 2025
Reports
- Domestic Violence in the UK Zimbabwean Diaspora
Report · 21 August 2025
https://doi.org/10.63994/veaodh
Working papers
Essays
- Kavotemia: Thriving Because of Adversity
Essay · 22 November 2025
https://doi.org/10.63994/xiaph2 - Silent Killers of Love: The Toxic Power of Unspoken and Unrealistic Expectations
Essay · 21 August 2025
https://doi.org/10.63994/y01a4i - Family Kinship: For Better or for Worse
Essay · 21 August 2025
https://doi.org/10.63994/xiaph2
Commentarys
- As Jesus' Valentine, Your Prosperity is Heaven’s Business
Commentary · 14 February 2025
- Chosen and Loved for Good
Commentary · 7 February 2025
- The Law of Lost-and-found
Commentary · 31 January 2025
- What if God asks you to make a wish?
Commentary · 11 January 2025
- The Cardinal Formula for Economic Prosperity
Commentary · 11 January 2025
- 2025: The Year of LOVE and Bliss!
Commentary · 11 January 2025
- Becoming a PhD is Great; The Discoveries Behind it Are Greater.
Commentary · 2 January 2025
- Adversity: Blessing in Disguise?
Commentary · 22 November 2024
- The PICH: Place I Call Home
Commentary · 22 November 2024
- What is Wrong with the God of Africans?
Commentary · 22 November 2024
