The correlates of spiritual struggle during the college years

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-27

  Bryant, Alyssa N ^a   Astin, Helen S ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 39349113559     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2008.0000     Document Type: Article

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