Generativity and authoritarianism: Implications for personality, political involvement, and parenting

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1202-1216

  Peterson, Bill E ^a,b   Smirles, Kimberly A ^a   Wentworth, Phyllis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 0031519042     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.72.5.1202     Document Type: Article

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