The effect of perceived wealth and poverty on adolescents' character judgments

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 93-99

  Skafte, Dianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHARACTER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; JUDGMENT; MALE; POVERTY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0024619150     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.1989.9711703     Document Type: Article

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