Stress, religious coping resources, and depressive symptoms in an urban adolescent sample

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-121

  Carleton, Russell A ^a   Esparza, Patricia ^a   Thaxter, Peter J ^a   Grant, Kathryn E ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 40949155806     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2008.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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