Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) as a self-handicapping strategy among college women

Journal of Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 607-616

  Mello Goldner, Diane ^a   Jackson, Jennifer ^b  

^a Pine Manor College   (United States)

^b NONE

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