The relationships among paranormal beliefs, locus of control and psychopathology in a Turkish college sample

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 723-737

  Dag, I ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

College students; Gender differences; Locus of control; Paranormal beliefs; Psychopathology; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001170452     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(98)00184-6     Document Type: Article

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