Bereavement, religion, and posttraumatic growth: A matched control group investigation

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 69-77

  Currier, Joseph M ^a   Mallot, Jesse ^a   Martinez, Tiffany E ^a   Sandy, Charlotte ^a   Neimeyer, Robert A ^b  

^a Fuller Theological Seminary ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

bereavement; meaning making; posttraumatic growth; religion; spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884364566     PISSN: 19411022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027708     Document Type: Article

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