Moderating effect of religiosity on the relationship between social isolation and psychological well-being

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-156

  Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi ^a   Hamid, Tengku Aizan ^a   Ibrahim, Rahimah ^a   Yahaya, Nurizan ^a   Chai, Sen Tyng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Islam; Older malaysians; Psychological well being; Religiosity; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951755104     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2010.497963     Document Type: Article

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