Personality and Religion: Applying Cattell's Model among Secondary School Pupils

Current Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-137

  Francis, Leslie J ^a   Bourke, Rosamund ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1542477000     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-003-1003-9     Document Type: Review

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