Religiosity, Spirituality, and Personal Distress among College Students

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 633-644

  Schafer, Walter E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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