Special People? An Exploratory Study into Re-entering Missionaries' Identity and Resilience

Home country re-entry from cross-cultural missionary work abroad may be associated with psychological distress. Re-entrants experience multiple losses including loss of identity which may be associated with personal/relational identity gaps and depersonalization/dehumanization. However, research sug...

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Authors: Selby, Susan (Author) ; Moulding, Nicole (Author) ; Beilby, Justin (Author) ; Braunack-Mayer, Annette (Author) ; Clark, Sheila (Author) ; Jones, Alison (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2011]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2011, Volume: 50, Issue: 4, Pages: 1007-1023
Further subjects:B Missionaries
B Acculturation
B Reverse culture shock
B Depression
B Mental Health
B Social Identity
B Resilience
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)