Religious involvement, beliefs about God, and the sense of mattering among older adults

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 517-535

  Schieman, Scott ^a   Bierman, Alex ^b   Ellison, Christopher G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGING; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; POPULATION GROUPS; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 77956402931     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2010.01526.x     Document Type: Article

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