Aspects of spirituality in adolescents

International Journal of Children's Spirituality

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-44

  Büssing, Arndt ^a   Föller Mancini, Axel ^a,b   Gidley, Jennifer ^c   Heusser, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences   (Germany)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescents; consciousness; gender; mutual consideration; self centeredness; spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956810873     PISSN: 1364436X     EISSN: 14698455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13644360903565524     Document Type: Review

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