Direct and indirect effects of religiosity on valuation of life through forgiveness and social provisions among older incarcerated males

Gerontologist

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-59

  Randall, G K ^a   Bishop, Alex J ^b  

^a BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Human Development and Family Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Prisoner; Religion; Social support; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FORGIVENESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FORGIVENESS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OKLAHOMA; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VALUE OF LIFE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875531169     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gns070     Document Type: Article

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