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The authors express their gratitude to those congregations which participated in this project. Particular thanks also go to Paul Schubert of the Psychological Studies and Consultation Program in Detroit. June Hahn and Forrest Tyler provided helpful reviews of this manuscript. This project was supported by a Faculty Research Committee award at Bowling Green State University.
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Pargament, K.I., Silverman, W., Johnson, S. et al. The psychosocial climate of religious congregations. Am J Commun Psychol 11, 351–381 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00894054
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