Religious social identity as an explanatory factor for associations between more frequent formal religious participation and psychological well-being

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-259

  Greenfield, Emily A ^a   Marks, Nadine F ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 34547740980     PISSN: 10508619     EISSN: 15327582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508610701402309     Document Type: Article

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