Associations Between Different Dimensions of Religious Involvement and Self-Rated Health in Diverse European Populations

Health Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 227-235

  Nicholson, Amanda ^a   Rose, Richard ^b   Bobak, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attendance; cross sectional; Europe; prayer; religious services; self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIGION; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949610576     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018036     Document Type: Article

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