Examining the relation of religion and spirituality to subjective well-being across national cultures

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 304-315

  Lun, Vivian Miu Chi ^a   Bond, Michael Harris ^b  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

cultural contexts; measures; religion and spirituality; subjective well being; World Values Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889066805     PISSN: 19411022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033641     Document Type: Article

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