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Correlations between meaning in life and nature connectedness: German-language validation of two topic-related measures and practical implications 生命意义与自然联系之间的相关性：两种与主题相关的测量方法的德语验证及实际意义

Spiritual Care Pub Date : 2024-08-09 DOI: 10.1515/spircare-2024-0011

Eric Pfeifer, Helena Wulf, Katharina Metz, A. Wüster, Moritz Pischel, Marc Wittmann

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