Religious attendance as reproductive support

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 327-334

  Weeden, Jason ^a   Cohen, Adam B ^a   Kenrick, Douglas T ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Religiosity; Religious attendance; Reproductive strategies; Sociosexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 48449083341     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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