Antecedents of adult wellbeing: Adolescent religiosity and health

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 453-470

  Martin, Terence ^a   Kirkcaldy, Bruce ^b   Siefen, Georg ^c  

^a Intl Ctr Stud Occup/Mental Hlth   (Netherlands)

^b International Centre for the Study of Occupational and Mental Health   (Germany)

^c Westfalia Clin Child/Adol P/P   (Germany)

Author keywords

Churches; Health, psychology; Mental health; Religion; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141860081     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940310484044     Document Type: Article

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