Muslim attitudes toward religion, religious orientation and empathy among Pakistanis

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-61

  Khan, Ziasma Haneef ^a   Watson, Paul J ^b   Habib, Fatima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MOSLEM; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; PAKISTAN; PREDICTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13444261152     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670410001666606     Document Type: Article

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