Identity, Perceived Religious Discrimination, and Psychological Well-Being in Muslim Immigrant Women

Applied Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 250-271

  Jasperse, Marieke ^a   Ward, Colleen ^a   Jose, Paul E ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84857797223     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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