Social support as a moderator of the relationship between religious participation and psychological distress in a sample of community dwelling older adults

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-86

  Dulin, Patrick L ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 13844299155     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670410001681492     Document Type: Article

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