Religious commitment and positive mood as information about meaning in life

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-57

  Hicks, Joshua A ^a   King, Laura A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Meaning in life; Positive affect; Religiosity; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 44249086207     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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