The link between religion and spirituality and psychological adjustment: The mediating role of optimism and social support

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 522-535

  Salsman, John M ^a,b   Brown, Tamara L ^a   Brechting, Emily H ^a   Carlson, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimism; Psychological adjustment; Religiousness; Social support; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STUDENTS;

EID: 15844424217     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204271563     Document Type: Article

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