Religious Orientation and Life Aspirations

The effects of religiosity on well-being appear to depend on religious orientation, with intrinsic orientation being related to positive outcomes and extrinsic orientation being related to neutral or negative outcomes. It is not clear, however, why intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity has the relatio...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health
Main Author: Steffen, Patrick R. (Author)
Contributors: Clayton, Spencer (Other) ; Swinyard, William (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2015]
In: Journal of religion and health
Further subjects:B Life aspirations
B Religious Orientation
B Well-being
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