Good feelings in Christianity and Buddhism: Religious differences in ideal affect

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 409-421

  Tsai, Jeanne L ^a   Miao, Felicity F ^b   Seppala, Emma ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Buddhism; Christianity; Culture; Emotion; Religion

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT;

AFFECT; BUDDHISM; CHRISTIANITY; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 33847214220     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206296107     Document Type: Article

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