Psychological and social characteristics associated with religiosity in women's health initiative participants

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-31

  Schnall, Eliezer ^a   Kalkstein, Solomon ^b   Fitchett, George ^c   Salmoirago Blotcher, Elena ^d   Ockene, Judith ^d   Tindle, Hilary Aurora ^e   Thomas, Asha ^f   Hunt, Julie R ^g   Wassertheil Smoller, Sylvia ^h  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^f SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^g Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^h ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Religion and health; Religion and psychology; Religious attendance and health; Religious behavior and health; Religious behavior and psychological characteristics; Religious behavior and social strain; Religious behavior and social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84857446468     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-011-9549-6     Document Type: Article

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