The relationship between religious/spiritual factors and perceived growth following a diagnosis of breast cancer

Psychology and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-305

  Gall, Terry Lynn ^a   Charbonneau, Claire ^a   Florack, Peggy ^b  

^a SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benefit finding; Coping; Post traumatic growth; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 79951826096     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440903411013     Document Type: Article

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