Personality variables, self-esteem and depression and an individual's perception of God

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-58

  Greenway, A Philip ^a   Milne, Lisa C ^b   Clarke, Veronica ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Southern Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SELF EVALUATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 0344088999     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1867467021000029381     Document Type: Review

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