Blaming others for threatening events

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 209-232

  Tennen, Howard ^a,b   Affleck, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0000562052     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.108.2.209     Document Type: Article

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