Mediating effects of blame attributions on feelings of anger

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1280-1288

  Quigley, Brian M ^a   Tedeschi, James T ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030300575     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672962212008     Document Type: Article

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