The religion paradox: if religion makes people happy, why are so many dropping out?

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

• Publication date

  2011-08-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/a0024402PMID 21806304
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