A test of a model with reciprocal effects between religiosity and various forms of delinquency using 2-stage least squares regression

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 27-52

  Benda, Brent B ^a   Corwyn, Robert Flynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

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EID: 0031485530     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v22n03_02     Document Type: Article

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