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Mental Health, Religion & Culture Volume 21, 2018 - Issue 9-10: Special Issue: Assessment of mental health, religion and culture: the development and examination of psychometric measures (Part IV). Guest Editor: Christopher Alan Lewis
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Who is Mturk? Personal characteristics and sample consistency of these online workers

Martin J. BurnhamDepartment of Pastoral Counseling, Loyola University Maryland, Columbia, MD, USA
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Yen K. LeDepartment of Pastoral Counseling, Loyola University Maryland, Columbia, MD, USA
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Ralph L. PiedmontDepartment of Pastoral Counseling, Loyola University Maryland, Columbia, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 934-944 | Received 31 May 2018, Accepted 05 Jun 2018, Published online: 19 Jul 2018

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