Awareness of the Historical Role of the Church and Change in Self-Esteem among Older African Americans

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 240-260

  Krause, Neal ^a   Hayward, R David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CHRISTIANITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CHRISTIANITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84862315935     PISSN: 17580846     EISSN: 17580854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2012.01072.x     Document Type: Article

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