Development and validation of the alcohol-related God locus of control scale

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 553-558

  Murray, Thomas S ^a   Goggin, Kathy ^b   Malcarne, Vanessa L ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholics anonymous; Alcoholism; God locus of control; Higher power; Psychometrics; Scale; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RELIGION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 33344477449     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.12.023     Document Type: Article

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