Taxonomies of situations from a trait psychological perspective. A review

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 337-360

  Ten Berge, Maaike A ^a   De Raad, Boele ^a  

^a Gröte Kruisstraat 2/1 ^*  (Netherlands)

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EID: 0033196643     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0984(199909/10)13:5<337::AID-PER363>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Review

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