Forgiveness, spiritual instability, mental health symptoms, and well-being: Mediator effects of differentiation of self

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 168-180

  Sandage, Steven J ^a   Jankowski, Peter J ^a  

^a BETHEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

differentiation of self; forgiveness; mental health; spirituality; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956310130     PISSN: 19411022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019124     Document Type: Article

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