Developing a God/Higher Power Scale for use with Twelve Step treatment programs

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 45-61

  Baker, Michael P ^a   Douglas Sellman, J ^b   Horn, Jacqueline ^b  

^a Salvation Army Bridge Programme   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Attributions; God; Higher power; Psychometrics; Scale; Twelve steps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTION TO GOD INFLUENCE SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0035151980     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J020v19n02_03     Document Type: Article

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