Does negative interaction in the church increase psychological distress? longitudinal findings from the presbyterian panel survey

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 409-431

  Ellison, Christopher G ^a   Zhang, Wei ^b   Krause, Neal ^c   Marcum, John P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Research Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Churches; Congregations; Health; Negative interaction; Religion; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649090347     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/socrel/srp062     Document Type: Article

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