Spirituality as a resiliency quality in Xhosa-speaking families in South Africa

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 288-301

  Greeff, Abraham P ^a   Loubser, Karla ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African; Family; Family adaptation; Family resilience; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION GROUPS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SPIRITUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48349122942     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-007-9157-7     Document Type: Article

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