Financial hardship and psychological distress: Exploring the buffering effects of religion

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 196-204

  Bradshaw, Matt ^a   Ellison, Christopher G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Afterlife; Buffering; Mental health; Perceived social position; Relative deprivation; Religion; Subjective socioeconomic status; USA

Indexed keywords

HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RELIGION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953611995     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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