Religiosity, social self-esteem, and psychological adjustment: on the cross-cultural specificity of the psychological benefits of religiosity

Studies have found that religious believers have higher social self-esteem (Aydin, Fischer, & Frey, 2010; Rivadeneyra, Ward, & Gordon, 2007) and are better psychologically adjusted (Koenig, McCullough, & Larson, 2001; Smith, McCullough, & Poll, 2003) than nonbelievers. Is this relati...

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Main Authors: Gebauer, Jochen E. (Author), Sedikides, Constantine (Author), Neberich, Wiebke (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2012-02.
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