Ebola as an Existential Threat? Experimentally-Primed Ebola Reminders Intensify National-Security Concerns among Extrinsically Religious Individuals

One of religion's psychological functions is to buffer against existential anxieties. This function may be especially pronounced among extrinsically religious individuals, who tend to harness religion for its personal and social benefits (e.g., emotional security, strengthened ingroup ties). He...

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Authors: Van Tongeren, Daryl R. (Author) ; Hook, Joshua N. (Author) ; Davis, Don E. (Author) ; Aten, Jamie (Author) ; Davis, Edward B. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2016
In: Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 133-141
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