Spiritual and Non-spiritual Needs Among German Soldiers and Their Relation to Stress Perception, PTDS Symptoms, and Life Satisfaction: Results from a Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 747-764

  Büssing, Arndt ^a   Recchia, Daniela R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Posttraumatic stress disorders; Soldiers; Spiritual needs; Stress perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84930606825     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-015-0073-y     Document Type: Article

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