Religiosity, meaning in life, and clinical symptomology: A comparison of African-American and European-American college students

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-117

  Holmes, Jeffrey D ^a   Hardin, Susan I ^b  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical symptomology; Cross cultural; Ethnicity; Existential health; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449629210     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87568220902743199     Document Type: Article

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