The Influence of Religiosity and Spirituality on Psychological Well-Being Among Black Women

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 384-401

  Reed, Tamilia D ^a   Neville, Helen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

life satisfaction; mental health; psychological well being; religiosity; spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907559066     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798413490956     Document Type: Article

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