Uncertainty and religious reactivity: Uncertainty compensation, repair, and inoculation

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-42

  Wichman, Aaron L ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955565423     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.712     Document Type: Article

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