Religiosity, social self-esteem, and psychological adjustment: On the cross-cultural specificity of the psychological benefits of religiosity

Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 158-160

  Gebauer, Jochen E ^a   Sedikides, Constantine ^b   Neberich, Wiebke ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Affinitas GmbH   (Germany)

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EID: 84856459113     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611427045     Document Type: Article

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