Gender differences in self-perceptions: Convergent evidence from three measures of accuracy and bias

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-172

  Beyer, Sylvia ^a   Bowden, Edward M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031285042     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167297232005     Document Type: Article

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