Religious belief and the self-concept: Evaluating the implications for psychological adjustment

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1040-1052

  Blaine, Bruce Evan ^a   Trivedi, Pamala ^b   Eshleman, Amy ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032220013     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672982410002     Document Type: Article

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