Patterns of positive and negative religious coping with major life stressors

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 710-724

  Pargament, Kenneth I ^a   Smith, Bruce W ^b   Koenig, Harold G ^c   Perez, Lisa ^d  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 33748132596     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1388152     Document Type: Article

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