Race and ethnicity, religion involvement, church-based social support and subjective health in United States: A case of moderated mediation

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 208-217

  Assari, Shervin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Life satisfaction; Mental health; Religion involvement; Social support; Subjective health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PROBABILITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874761249     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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