The Francis scale of attitude towards Christianity (short scale): Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis among English students

Journal of Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 167-175

  Lewis, Christopher Alan ^a   Shevlin, M ^b   Lloyd, N S V ^b   Adamson, Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032219806     PISSN: 08861641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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