Feeling good, but lacking autonomy: Closed-mindedness on social and moral issues in new religious movements

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-31

  Buxant, Coralie ^a   Saroglou, Vassilis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Moral judgment; New Religious Movements; Optimal development; Submissiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249092893     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-007-9142-1     Document Type: Article

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