Playing devil's advocate: Why not conclude that the relation of religiosity to mental health reduces to mundane mediators?

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 214-216

  Joiner Jr , Thomas E ^a   Ferez, Marisol ^a   Walker, Rheeda L ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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