The Protective Role of Religious Coping in Adolescents' Responses to Poverty and Sexual Decision-Making in Rural Kenya

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Puffer, Eve S ^a   Watt, Melissa H ^a   Sikkema, Kathleen J ^b   Ogwang Odhiambo, Rose A ^c   Broverman, Sherryl A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute of Women Gender and Development Studies   (United States)

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EID: 84857195947     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00760.x     Document Type: Article

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