The education-contingent association between religiosity and health: The differential effects of self-esteem and the sense of mastery

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 710-724

  Schieman, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 56049087977     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2008.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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