Judeo-Christian clergy and personal crisis: Religion, posttraumatic growth and well being

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-231

  Proffitt, Deborah ^a   Cann, Arnie ^b   Calhoun, Lawrence G ^b   Tedeschi, Richard G ^b  

^a University of North Carolina ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clergy; Posttraumatic growth; Religious coping; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247640826     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-006-9074-1     Document Type: Article

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