Does Religiosity Mediate Suicidal Tendencies? A South African Study of Muslim Tertiary Students

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1010-1023

  Kazi, Tasnim Bibi ^a   Naidoo, Sarojini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Muslim; Religiosity; South Africa; Suicidal tendency

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISLAM; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949649715     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-015-0167-6     Document Type: Article

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