Themes of self-regulation and self-exploration in the life stories of religious american conservatives and liberals

Political Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 201-219

  Mcadams, Dan P ^a   Hanek, Kathrin J ^b   Dadabo, Joseph G ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservatives; Liberals; Life stories; Personality; Self exploration; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875586466     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2012.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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