Social comparisons of one's own with others' attitudes toward casual and responsible sex

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 845-860

  Agostinelli, Gina ^a   Seal, David Wyatt ^b  

^a PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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EID: 0032537220     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1998.tb01656.x     Document Type: Article

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