An Attachment-Theory Approach to the Psychology of Religion

The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 3-28

  Kirkpatrick, Lee A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 84963160084     PISSN: 10508619     EISSN: 15327582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327582ijpr0201_2     Document Type: Article

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