The influence of spirituality and religion on coping for combat-deployed military personnel

Counseling and Values

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 48-66

  Sterner, William R ^a   Jackson Cherry, Lisa R ^a  

^a MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

combat deployment; coping; military; religion; spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926022037     PISSN: 01607960     EISSN: 2161007X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-007X.2015.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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