Ethnic identification, religious identity, and psychological well-being among Muslim and Christian Palestinians in Israel

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-155

  Abu Rayya, Maram Hussien ^a   Abu Rayya, Hisham Motkal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Christians; Ethnic identification; Israeli Palestinians; Muslims; Psychological well being; Religious identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249190357     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670802387330     Document Type: Article

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