Do formal religious participation and spiritual perceptions have independent linkages with diverse dimensions of psychological well-being?

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 196-212

  Greenfield, Emily A ^a   Vaillant, George E ^b   Marks, Nadine F ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 67650678199     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002214650905000206     Document Type: Article

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