Spirituality and Religiosity in the Aftermath of a Natural Catastrophe in Italy

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1029-1037

  Stratta, Paolo ^a,b   Capanna, Cristina ^c   Riccardi, Ilaria ^c   Perugi, Giulio ^b   Toni, Cristina ^b   Dell'Osso, Liliana ^b   Rossi, Alessandro ^c  

^a Department of Mental Health ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness Spirituality (BMMRS); Natural catastrophe; Religiosity; Spirituality; Trauma and Loss Spectrum Self Report (TALS SR)

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUALITY; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879688938     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-012-9591-z     Document Type: Article

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