Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-93

  McCullough, Michael E ^a   Willoughby, Brian L B ^a  

^a Department of Biology

Author keywords

motivation; personality; religion; self control; self regulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CONTROL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MEDITATION; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIALIZATION;

CHARACTER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; GOALS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MEDITATION; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIALIZATION; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 58249088752     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014213     Document Type: Article

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