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Swenson, D. (2008). The Personality System: Religion having an Impact on the Individual and the Individual’s Influence on Religion in Familial Settings. In: Religion and Family Links. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75621-9_4

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