A systematic review of recent research on adolescent religiosity/ spirituality and mental health

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-183

  Wong, Y Joel ^a   Rew, Lynn ^a   Slaikeu, Kristina D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANXIETY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEPRESSION; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 30944454274     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840500436941     Document Type: Review

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