Self, struggle, and soul: Linking personality, self-concept, and religious/spiritual struggle

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 101, Issue , 2016, Pages 144-152

  Grubbs, Joshua B ^a,b   Wilt, Joshua ^a   Stauner, Nicholas ^a   Exline, Julie J ^a   Pargament, Kenneth I ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Big five; Entitlement; Religion; Self compassion; Self concept; Self esteem; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84974530168     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.365     Document Type: Article

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