Process-based forgiveness interventions: A meta-analytic review

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 465-478

  Lundahl, Brad W ^a   Taylor, Mary Jane ^a   Stevenson, Ryan ^a   Roberts, K Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct practice; Forgiveness; Meta analysis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 49349089941     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731507313979     Document Type: Review

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