Uncertainty of outcomes, prediction of failure, and lack of control as factors explaining perceived helplessness

Journal of Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 611-630

  Cramer, Kenneth M ^a   Nickels, James B ^b   Gural, Deborah M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 0031286999     PISSN: 08861641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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