Psychological and spiritual predictors of domains of functioning and effectiveness of short-term missionaries

Journal of Psychology and Theology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-40

  Barnett, Keri L ^a,b   Duvall, Nancy S ^a   Edwards, Keith J ^a   Hall, M Elizabeth Lewis ^a  

^a BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 17044437054     PISSN: 00916471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009164710503300103     Document Type: Article

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