Child molesters' implicit theories

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 821-838

  Ward, Tony ^a   Keenan, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0033169265     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088626099014008003     Document Type: Article

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