The daily spiritual experiences scale and well-being: Demographic comparisons and scale validation with older Jewish adults and a diverse internet sample

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 402-417

  Kalkstein, Solomon ^a,b,c   Tower, Roni Beth ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Jewish; Older adults; Spirituality; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 77349088741     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-008-9203-0     Document Type: Article

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