Attachment to God and implicit spirituality: Clarifying correspondence and compensation models

Journal of Psychology and Theology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 227-244

  Hall, Todd W ^a   Fujikawa, Annie ^b   Halcrow, Sarah R ^c   Hill, Peter C ^d   Delaney, Harold ^e  

^a BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NIH ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d Rosemead School of Psychology   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 76749119819     PISSN: 00916471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009164710903700401     Document Type: Article

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