A gratitude intervention in a Christian Church Community

This field experiment examined the effects of a gratefulness intervention in the context of a Christian church congregation. Two Christian congregations with comparable demographic and socio-economic characteristics were enrolled and assigned to the experimental and comparison conditions. The gratit...

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Authors: Uhder, Jens (Author) ; McMinn, Mark R. 1958- (Author) ; Bufford, Rodger K. 1944- (Author) ; Gathercoal, Kathleen A. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: SAGE Publications [2017]
In: Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 46-57
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Gratitude / Spirituality / Interrogation / USA / Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirchengemeinde Sankt Pankratius
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CH Christianity and Society
KBQ North America
Further subjects:B Gratitude
B Psychology and religion
B Peer reviewed
B Christian Communities
B Quality of life
Parallel Edition:Electronic

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