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Varieties of Quest and the Religious Openness Hypothesis within Religious Fundamentalist and Biblical Foundationalist Ideological Surrounds by Watson, P., Chen, Zhuo, Morris, Ronald

“…According to the Religious Openness Hypothesis, the religious and psychological openness of American Christians is obscured by a defensive ghettoization of…”
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Self-Compassion, Self-Esteem, and Irrational Beliefs by Stephenson, Erin, Watson, P. J., Chen, Zhuo Job, Morris, Ronald J.

“…Assumptions associated with Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) suggest that self-compassion, but not self-esteem, should be incompatible with irrational…”
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Xenophilia and the Religious Openness Hypothesis: Love of the “Stranger” within Religious Fundamentalist and Biblical Foundationalist Ideological Surrounds by Watson, P. J., Reagan, Benjamin S., Chen, Zhuo Job, Morris, Ronald J.

“…While research documents conservative religious tendencies towards a fear (“phobia”) of the stranger (“xeno”), this investigation sought to evaluate possible…”
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Dimensions of the Mysticism Scale: Confirming the Three-Factor Structure in the United States and Iran by Hood, Jr, Ralph W., Ghorbani, Nima, Watson, P. J., Ghramaleki, Ahad Framarz, Bing, Mark N., Davison, H. Kristl, Morris, Ronald J., Williamson, W. Paul

“…In a mostly Christian American sample (N = 1,379), confirmatory factor analysis of Hood's (1975) Mysticism Scale verified the existence of Stace's (1960)…”
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Spiritual Experience and Identity: Relationships with Religious Orientation, Religious Interest, and Intolerance of Ambiguity by Watson, P. J., Morris, Ronald J.

“…Spiritual Openness and Spiritual Support subscales of the Spiritual Experience Index were administered to 402 undergraduates along with the Identity Style…”
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Narcissism, sex roles, and self-functioning by WATSON, P. J, TAYLOR, D, MORRIS, R. J

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Religious orientation and attitudes toward money: relationships with narcissism and the influence of gender by Watson, P. J., Jones, Nathaniel D., Morris, Ronald J.

“…When combined with Lasch's ( 1979 , 1984 ) speculations about the narcissism of consumerist society, Sorokin's ( 1992 ) analysis of ideational freedom suggests…”
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Muslim attitudes towards religion scale: Factors, validity and complexity of relationships with mental health in Iran by Ghorbani, Nima, Watson, P. J., Ghramaleki, Ahad Framarz, Morris, Ronald J., Hood, Ralph W.

“…Iranian students responded to the 'Muslim Attitudes Towards Religion Scale' (MARS) along with measures of psychiatric symptoms, religious motivation, and…”
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Borderline personality traits correlate with death penalty decisions by Watson, P.J., Ross, David F., Morris, Ronald J.

“…This study tested the hypothesis that borderline personality characteristics, including the use of splitting as a defense mechanism, would predict support for…”
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Reanalysis within a Christian Ideological Surround: Relationships of Intrinsic Religious Orientation with Fundamentalism and Right-Wing Authoritarianism by Watson, P.J, Sawyers, Pauline, Morris, Ronald J, Carpenter, Mark L, Jimenez, Rachel S, Jonas, Katherine A, Robinson, David L

“…This study examined whether ideology influenced the correlations of the Intrinsic Religious Orientation Scale with Religious Fundamentalism and Right-Wing…”
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Individualist and Collectivist Values: Hypotheses Suggested by Alexis de Tocqueville by Watson, P. J., Morris, Ronald J.

“…The work of Alexis de Tocqueville. the 19th-century social theorist who coined the term individualism, supplied a conceptual foundation for hypothesizing that…”
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Narcissism and Self-Esteem in the Presence of Imagined others: Supportive versus Destructive Object Representations and the Continuum Hypothesis by Watson, P. J., Trumpeter, Nevelyn, O'Leary, Brian J., Morris, Ronald J., Culhane, Scott E.

“…The present investigation tested an assumption of the Continuum Hypothesis that representations of the self are coordinated with representations of others, or…”
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Keeping off-site employees safe by Morris, Ronald J, Yaross, Dan

“…To help a hospital's home healthcare nurses better protect themselves against violence, the authors developed a training program that gave employees…”
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Security management internship program: a great recruiting tool for your company by Yaross, Dan, Morris, Ronald J

“…A well thought out and managed internship program is easily a "win-win" situation, according to the authors, who established such a program for the security…”
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Self-reported narcissism and shame: Testing the defensive self-esteem and continuum hypotheses by Watson, P.J., Hickman, Susan E., Morris, Ronald J.

“…Inverse correlations of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) with shame theoretically reflect a defensive self-esteem or a healthier form of narcissism…”
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Irrational beliefs, attitudes about competition, and splitting by Watson, P.J., Morris, Ronald J., Miller, Liv

“…Rational–Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) theoretically promotes actualization of both individualistic and social‐oriented potentials. In a test of this…”
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Security awareness: raising the bar at regional clinics/offsite locations by Morris, Ronald J, Oswalt, Laura L

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Postmodernism, positive psychology and post-traumatic growth within a Christian ideological surround by Andrews, Benjamin, Watson, P. J., Chen, Zhuo Job, Morris, Ronald J.

“…The ideological surround model (ISM) of the relationship between religion and the social sciences uses innovations in standard research methods to demonstrate…”
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Changing Views of Serpent Handling: A Quasi-Experimental Study by Hood, Jr, Ralph W., Williamson, W. Paul, Morris, Ronald J.

“…Knowledge about serpent handling sects (SHS) even among social scientists and legislators has been largely influenced by biased media reports. Our own field…”
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The keys to a successful security project by Morris, Ronald J, Smith, Cliff

“…Poor planning of a security project can result in cost overruns and, sometimes, an unsuccessful project, the authors report. Based on their experience in…”
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