Exploring the Existential Function of Religion and Supernatural Agent Beliefs Among Christians, Muslims, Atheists, and Agnostics

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1288-1300

  Vail III, Kenneth E ^a   Arndt, Jamie ^a   Abdollahi, Abdolhossein ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

God; mortality salience; religion; supernatural agent; terror management; worldview defense

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHRISTIANITY; CULTURE; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866449966     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167212449361     Document Type: Article

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