Spirituality in Indian University Students and its Associations with Socioeconomic Status, Religious Background, Social Support, and Mental Health

The present study aimed to understand spirituality and its relationships with socioeconomic status (SES), religious background, social support, and mental health among Indian university students. It was hypothesized that (1) female university students will be more spiritual than male university stud...

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Authors: Deb, Sibnath 1962- (Author) ; Sun, Jiandong (Author)
Contributors: McGirr, Kevin (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2016]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2016, Volume: 55, Issue: 5, Pages: 1623-1641
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B University Students
B Socioeconomic Status
B Mental Health
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