Cognitive and emotional characteristics of New Religious Movement members: New questions and data on the mental health issue

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-238

  Buxant, Coralie ^a   Saroglou, Vassilis ^a   Casalfiore, Stefania ^a   Christians, Louis Léon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OPTIMISM; PERSONALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 34249283032     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13694670600621506     Document Type: Article

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