Religiosity and psychological well-being

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 241-248

  Leondari, Angeliki ^a   Gialamas, Vasilios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Belief salience; Church attendance; Life satisfaction; Psychological well being; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CULTURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EASTERN ORTHODOXY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449565028     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590701700529     Document Type: Article

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