Examining Attachment to God and Health Risk-Taking Behaviors in College Students

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 552-566

  Horton, Karissa D ^a   Ellison, Christopher G ^b   Loukas, Alexandra ^a   Downey, Darcy L ^a   Barrett, Jennifer B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attachment; College students; Health; Religion; Risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIND-BODY RELATIONS, METAPHYSICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK-TAKING; SPIRITUALITY; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862265945     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-010-9380-5     Document Type: Article

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