Religiosity, subjective well-being, and neuroticism

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-79

  Abdel Khalek, Ahmed M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Neuroticism; Religiosity; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349091178     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670903154167     Document Type: Article

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