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Patterns of Positive and Negative Religious Coping with Major Life Stressors

Pargament, Kenneth I., Smith, Bruce W., Koenig, Harold G., Perez, Lisa·1998·Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

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Kenneth I. Pargament, Bruce W. Smith, Harold G. Koenig, Lisa Perez, Patterns of Positive and Negative Religious Coping with Major Life Stressors, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Dec., 1998), pp. 710-724

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Authors: Pargament, K. I., Smith, B. W., Koenig, H. G., & Perez, L.
ORCID: Smith, Bruce W.
Koenig, Harold G.
Venue: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
Publisher: JSTOR
Published: 1998-12
Volume: 37
Issue: 4
Pages: 710
ISSN: 0021-8294 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/1388152
OpenAlex: W38293527
Cited by: 2,425
References: 36
Citations by year: 2026: 104 · 2025: 122 · 2024: 113 · 2023: 157 · 2022: 122 · 2021: 134 · 2020: 148 · 2019: 105 · 2018: 100 · 2017: 105 · 2016: 91 · 2015: 120 · 2014: 124 · 2013: 123 · 2012: 117
FWCI: 12.69
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (publishedVersion)
DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Keywords: religious coping, positive religious coping, negative religious coping, religion and mental health

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