Religiosity as self-enhancement: a meta-analysis of the relation between socially desirable responding and religiosity

In a meta-analysis, the authors test the theoretical formulation that religiosity is a means for self-enhancement. The authors operationalized self-enhancement as socially desirable responding (SDR) and focused on three facets of religiosity: intrinsic,extrinsic, and religion-as-quest. Important...

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Main Authors: Sedikides, Constantine (Author), Gebauer, Jochen E. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2010-02-01.
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