Being religious implies being different in humour: Evidence from self- and peer-ratings

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-267

  Saroglou, Vassilis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMOR; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE; STUDENT;

EID: 4644280254     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670310001606469     Document Type: Article

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