Personality, prayer and church attendance among a sample of 11 to 18 years old in Norway

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-274

  Lewis, Christopher Alan ^a   Francis, Leslie J ^b   Enger, Trond ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ØSTFOLD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSIS; NORWAY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOSIS; RELIGION; RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 4644285399     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670310001606487     Document Type: Article

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