Amending a measure of the Quest religious orientation: Applicability of the scale's use among religious and non-religious persons

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 517-522

  Maltby, John ^a   Day, Liza ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032164105     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(98)00078-6     Document Type: Article

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