Humility, stressful life events, and psychological well-being: Findings from the landmark spirituality and health survey

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 499-510

  Krause, Neal ^a   Pargament, Kenneth I ^b   Hill, Peter C ^c   Ironson, Gail ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

humility; psychological distress; psychological well being; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953269896     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2015.1127991     Document Type: Article

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