Gender differences in self-attributions: Relationship of gender to attributional consistency, style, and expectations for performance in a college course

Sex Roles

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 95-104

  Campbell, Constance R ^a   Henry, John W ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033153814     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018889825562     Document Type: Article

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