Psychological health and meaning in life: Stress, social support, and religious coping in latina/latino immigrants

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 204-227

  Dunn, Marianne G ^a   O'Brien, Karen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Central American immigrants; Perceived stress; Psychological health; Religious coping; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549097283     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986309334799     Document Type: Article

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