Religious beliefs as moderator of exposure to violence in African American adolescents

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 172-181

  Shannon, Donna K ^a   Oakes, K Elizabeth ^a   Scheers, N J ^b   Richardson, Frank J ^a   Stills, Aaron B ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Howard University ^*

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Religious beliefs; Spirituality; Violence exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882285905     PISSN: 19411022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030879     Document Type: Article

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