Predictors of spiritual struggles: An exploratory study

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 419-434

  Ano, Gene G ^a   Pargament, Kenneth I ^b  

^a Mount San Antonio College   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

predictors; religion; religious coping; spiritual struggles; spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875264815     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2012.680434     Document Type: Article

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