Psychological health and attitude toward christianity among Protestant and Catholic sixth-form pupils in Northern Ireland

Pastoral Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-164

  Francis, Leslie J ^a   Robbins, Mandy ^a   ap Siôn, Tania ^a   Lewis, Christiopher Alan ^b   Barnes, L Philip ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Northern Ireland; Personality; Psychological health; Religion; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

EID: 35848948131     PISSN: 00312789     EISSN: 15736679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11089-007-0092-z     Document Type: Article

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