A psychometric evaluation of the assessment of spirituality and religious sentiments (aspires) scale: Short form

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 19, Issue , 2008, Pages 163-181

  Piedmont, Ralph L ^a   Kennedy, M Christine ^b   Sherman, Martin F ^b   Sherman, Nancy C ^b   Williams, Joseph E G ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ASPIRES; Reliability; Short form; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749123536     PISSN: 10468064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004166462.i-299.55     Document Type: Review

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