Perceptions of politics: Does measuring different foci matter?

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 645-653

  Maslyn, John M ^a   Fedor, Donald B ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLITICS; WORK;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLITICS; WORK;

EID: 0032134964     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.83.4.645     Document Type: Article

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