The current status of measures of spirituality: A critical review of scale development

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 191-205

  Kapuscinski, Afton N ^a   Masters, Kevin S ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

measure; religion; review; scale; spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649460914     PISSN: 19411022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020498     Document Type: Review

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