Religiousness and infidelity: Attendance, but not faith and prayer, predict marital fidelity

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 407-418

  Atkins, David C ^a   Kessel, Deborah E ^a  

^a FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

Author keywords

General social surveys; Infidelity; Religiousness

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849108120     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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