Cross-cultural variations in big five relationships with religiosity: A sociocultural motives perspective

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1064-1091

  Gebauer, Jochen E ^a   Bleidorn, Wiebke ^b,f   Gosling, Samuel D ^c   Rentfrow, Peter J ^d   Lamb, Michael E ^d   Potter, Jeff ^e  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e Atof Inc   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Big five relationships; Religiosity; Sociocultural assimilation; Sociocultural contrast; Sociocultural normativeness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RELIGION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925435340     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037683     Document Type: Article

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