Reliability and validity of the Francis scale of attitude towards christianity (adult) among Northern Irish university students

Irish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 349-354

  Lewis, Christopher A ^a   Maltby, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031294903     PISSN: 03033910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03033910.1997.10558152     Document Type: Article

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