The Relationship of Religious and General Coping to Psychological Adjustment and Distress in Urban Adolescents

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1188-1202

  Terreri, Cydney J ^a   Glenwick, David S ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Adolescents; Coping; Religion; Religious coping; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CATHOLICISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW YORK CITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84885839204     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-011-9555-8     Document Type: Article

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