Forgiveness of interpersonal offenses in younger and older Roman Catholic women

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 55-61

  Romero, Catherine ^a   Mitchell, David B ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forgiveness; Interpersonal relationships; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549094552     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10804-007-9036-1     Document Type: Article

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