The construct of self-expansiveness and the validity of the transpersonal scale of the self-expansiveness level form

Humanistic Psychologist

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 323-347

  Pappas, James D ^a   Friedman, Harris L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 80052885752     PISSN: 08873267     EISSN: 15473333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08873260701593334     Document Type: Article

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