Religion as a meaning-making framework in coping with life stress

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 707-729

  Park, Crystal L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; MODEL; RELIGION;

EID: 33646694485     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2005.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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