Religiousness/spirituality and subjective well-being among rural elderly whites, african americans, and native americans

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 191-211

  Yoon, Dong Pil ^a   Lee, Eun Kyoung Othelia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American elderly; Native American elderly; Religiousness spirituality; Rural elderly; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 30944453458     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v10n01_05     Document Type: Article

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