Spirituality Predicts Health and Cardiovascular Responses to Stress in Young Adult Women
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- Authors
- Edmondson, K. A., Lawler, K. A., Jobe, R. L., Younger, J. W., Piferi, R. L., & Jones, W. H.
- Affiliations
- Emory and Henry College (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Millikin University (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lawler, Kathleen A.
- Venue
- Journal of Religion and Health
- Published
- 2005-06
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 161-171
- ISSN
- 0022-4197 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6571
- OpenAlex
- W1971391700
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 1.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Religion and Health (publishedVersion)
- DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Demography › Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Keywords
- spirituality, religiosity, cardiovascular reactivity, stress response, heart rate, blood pressure, perceived stress, subjective well-being, existential well-being, religious well-being, physical health, young adult women, Spiritual Well-Being Scale, medication use
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