The Structural Relationship between Attitude and Behavior Statements from the Unfolding Perspective

Psychological Methods

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 454-469

  Andrich, David ^a   Styles, Irene M ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0032262830     PISSN: 1082989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1082-989X.3.4.454     Document Type: Article

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