Gratitude to god, self-rated health, and depressive symptoms

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 341-355

  Krause, Neal ^a   Bruce, Deborah ^b   Hayward, R David ^a   Woolever, Cynthia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Research Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Gratitude to God; Health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901975488     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12110     Document Type: Article

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