Is the Connection Between Religiosity and Psychological Functioning Due to Religion's Social Value? A Failure to Replicate

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 782-784

  Pirutinsky, Steven ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Functioning; Health; Religion; Social value; Spirituality; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EUROPE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EUROPE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 84879686682     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-013-9739-5     Document Type: Article

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