Development and initial validation of an implicit measure of religiousness-spirituality

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 439-455

  LaBouff, Jordan P ^a   Rowatt, Wade C ^a   Johnson, Megan K ^a   Thedford, Michelle ^a   Tsang, Jo Ann ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956416412     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2010.01521.x     Document Type: Article

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