Turning to God in the face of ostracism: Effects of social exclusion on religiousness

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 742-753

  Aydin, Nilüfer ^a   Fischer, Peter ^b   Frey, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Coping; Extrinsic religiousness; Intrinsic religiousness; Ostracism; Religious affiliation; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRISTIANITY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953178240     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210367491     Document Type: Article

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