Adolescents’ social development and the role of religion: Coherence at the detriment of openness

Values, Religion, and Culture in Adolescent Development

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 391-423

  Saroglou, Vassilis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139013659.022     Document Type: Chapter

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