Spiritual Turning Points and Perceived Control over the Life Course
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Spiritual turning points and perceived control over the life course.
Recent evidence indicates that spirituality and religion are associated with both physical and psychological health. Because a belief that rewards are largely determined by external forces tends to be detrimental to mental health, the idea that God can be equated with such an external force seems contradictory to the proven benefits of religion and spirituality. The purpose of this article is t...
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عنوان ژورنال: The International Journal of Aging and Human Development
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0091-4150,1541-3535
DOI: 10.2190/kbxl-18w0-fpj4-f1gy