Mediating effects of coping in the link between spirituality and psychological distress in a culturally diverse undergraduate sample

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 173-184

  Kuo, Ben C H ^a   Arnold, Robert ^a   Rodriguez Rubio, Beatriz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

collective coping; coping; cross cultural coping; health; psychological distress; religion; spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888995288     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2013.780015     Document Type: Article

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