Adolescents' Perceptions of Family Connectedness, Intrinsic Religiosity, and Depressed Mood

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-119

  Houltberg, Benjamin J ^a   Henry, Carolyn S ^b   Merten, Michael J ^c   Robinson, Linda C ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesion; Depressed mood; Depression; Religiosity; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751569932     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-010-9384-5     Document Type: Article

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