Coping with identity threat: The role of religious orientation and implications for emotions and action intentions

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-148

  Ysseldyk, Renate ^a,b   Matheson, Kimberly ^b   Anisman, Hymie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

action; coping; emotion; identity threat; religiosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957608104     PISSN: 19411022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021599     Document Type: Article

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