Gender differences in spiritual development during the college years

Sex Roles

Volumn 56, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 835-846

  Bryant, Alyssa N ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547339697     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9240-2     Document Type: Article

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