Demand, support, and perception in family-related stress among protestant clergy

Family Relations

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-257

  Lee, Cameron ^a   Iverson Gilbert, Judith ^a  

^a FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clergy; Family; Ministry; Social support; Stress; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043267441     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2003.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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