The Relation Between Intelligence and Religiosity: A Meta-Analysis and Some Proposed Explanations

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 325-354

  Zuckerman, Miron ^a   Silberman, Jordan ^a   Hall, Judith A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

intelligence; meta analysis; religiosity

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; META ANALYSIS; RELIGION; RELIGIOSITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THINKING;

INTELLIGENCE; META-ANALYSIS; RELIGIOSITY;

AGE FACTORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; RELIGION; SEX FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; THINKING;

EID: 84885364312     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088868313497266     Document Type: Article

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