The relationship between powerless speech, agentic behavior, and amount of talk

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 470-479

  McFadyen, Ruth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031501115     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224549709595463     Document Type: Article

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