Self-reported spirituality correlates with endogenous oxytocin

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

• Publication date

  2015-02-01

• Fields of study

  Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/A0038255
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