The relationship between tolerance of ambiguity and attitudinal conservatism: A multidimensional analysis

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 731-753

  Durrheim, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 0032358368     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(199809/10)28:5<731::AID-EJSP890>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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