Rape prevention education for men: The effectiveness of empathy-induction techniques

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-234

  Berg, Dianne R ^a   Lonsway, Kimberly A ^a   Fitzgerald, Louise F ^a  

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