“A Cord of Three Strands is Not Easily Broken”: An Empirical Investigation of Attachment-Based Small Group Functioning in the Christian Church

In this study, the authors explored the relationship between adult attachment, church-based small group attachment, psychological functioning, faith maturity, God attachment, and Christian orthodoxy among a sample of Christian adults in Southern California (N = 138). The authors hypothesized that in...

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Authors: Knabb, Joshua J. (Author) ; Pelletier, Joseph (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2014
In: Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 42, Issue: 4, Pages: 343-358
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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