Religion in the lives of unaccompanied minors: An available and compelling coping resource

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 539-556

  Ní Raghallaigh, Muireann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

religion and spirituality; religious coping; Resilience; unaccompanied minors

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955395420     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcq136     Document Type: Article

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