Why believe? The effects of religious beliefs on emotional well being

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 153-170

  Patrick, Julie Hicks ^a   Kinney, Jennifer M ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Emotional well being; Religious beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012040784     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v14n02_05     Document Type: Article

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