Acculturation, Christian religiosity, and psychological and marital well-being among the European wives of Arabs in Israel

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-190

  Abu Rayya, Hisham Motkal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EASTERN EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMACY; ISRAEL; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM; SPOUSE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547415412     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13694670500504901     Document Type: Article

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