Acculturative stress of missionaries: Does religious orientation affect religious coping and adjustment?

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-58

  Navara, Geoffrey S ^a   James, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Cross cultural adjustment; Missionary; Religious coping; Religious orientation; Sojourner

Indexed keywords

EID: 20844440342     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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