The relationship between childhood emotional neglect and adult spirituality: An exploratory study

Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 277-299

  Prior, Michael K ^a   Quinn, Andrew S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood emotional neglect; Connectedness; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149442888     PISSN: 15426432     EISSN: 15426440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2010.518816     Document Type: Article

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