Are religious people better adjusted psychologically?

Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 17:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Psychological research has found that religious people feel great about themselves, with a tendency toward higher social self-esteem and better psychological adjustment than non-believers. But a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that this is only true in countries that put a high value on religion.

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