Mortality anxiety as a function of intrinsic religiosity and perceived purpose in life

Death Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-50

  Hui, Victoria Ka Ying ^a   Fung, Helene H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHINA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHINA; CULTURE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; SPIRITUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649115573     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180802494099     Document Type: Article

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