Coping with major life events: The role of spirituality and self-transformation

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-276

  Lancaster, Brian Les ^a   Palframan, Jason Timothy ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping; Spirituality; Transformation; Transpersonal psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449336482     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670802500684     Document Type: Article

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