Measures of Hindu Pathways: Development and Preliminary Evidence of Reliability and Validity

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 316-332

  Tarakeshwar, Nalini ^a   Pargament, Kenneth I ^b   Mahoney, Annette ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Culture; Health; Hindus; Measures; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING; YOGA;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HINDUISM; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242270863     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.9.4.316     Document Type: Review

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