The relationship of religious coping and spirituality to adjustment and psychological distress in urban early adolescents

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-383

  van Dyke, Cydney J ^a   Glenwick, David S ^a   Cecero, John J ^a   Kim, Se Kang ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Adolescents; Coping; Religion; Religious coping; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449395300     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670902737723     Document Type: Article

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