The psychological benefits of income are contingent on individual-level and culture-level religiosity
Higher income is related to better psychological adjustment. We propose that religiosity attenuates this relation. First, in comforting the poor, religious teachings de-emphasize the importance of money, which would buffer low-income's psychological harms (religiosity as poverty buffer account)...
Main Authors: | Gebauer, J.E (Author), Nehrlich, A.D (Author), Sedikides, C. (Author), Neberich, W. (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2013-08-06.
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