Spiritual Well-Being, Social Desirability and Reasons for Living: Is there a Connection?

In order to explore the relationship between spirituality, social desirability, and reasons for living, 100 individuals completed the Reasons for Living Inventory (RFL), the Spiritual Well-being Scale (SWBS) and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MCSDS). Positive correlations were found b...

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Published in:International journal of social psychiatry 1991-04, Vol.37 (1), p.57-63
Main Authors: Ellis, Jon. B., Smith, Peggy C.
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Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Individuality
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Motivation
Personality Inventory
Personality Tests - statistics & numerical data
Personality traits
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Reference Values
Religion and Psychology
Social Desirability
Social Environment
Social research
Spirituality
Suicide - prevention & control
Suicide - psychology
Well-being
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Social Environment
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Suicide - psychology
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