The importance of attitudes in the prediction of college students' intentions to drink

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 2167-2188

  Trafimow, David ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030590753     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb01794.x     Document Type: Article

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