Religious attributions of responsibility: A review of empirical literature and development of an instrument

Counseling and Values

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-62

  Bailey, Justin ^a   Hayes, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038919937     PISSN: 01607960     EISSN: 2161007X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-007X.1998.tb00960.x     Document Type: Article

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