An evaluation of the psychometric properties and criterion validity of the religious social support scale

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 147-159

  Willoughby, Micheal T ^a   Cadigan, R Jean ^a   Burchinal, Margaret ^a   Skinner, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 40949159287     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2008.00398.x     Document Type: Article

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