Modeling the post-9/11 meaning-laden paradox: From deep connection and deep struggle to posttraumatic stress and growth

Archive for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-204

  Ai, Amy L ^a   Tice, Terrence N ^b   Lemieux, Catherine M ^c   Huang, Bu ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

deep interconnectedness; optimism; posttraumatic growth (PTG); posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTGD); prayer coping; September 11, 2001 (9 11); spiritual struggle; spiritual support; terrorist attacks

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959689399     PISSN: 00846724     EISSN: 15736121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157361211X575736     Document Type: Article

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