Attachment to God, Images of God, and Psychological Distress in a Nationwide Sample of Presbyterians

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-147

  Bradshaw, Matt ^a   Ellison, Christopher G ^b   Marcum, Jack P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Presbyterian Church ^*  (United States)

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EID: 77951553440     PISSN: 10508619     EISSN: 15327582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508611003608049     Document Type: Article

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