Winning or losing against an opposite-sex peer on a gender-based competitive task

Sex Roles

Volumn 41, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 875-899

  Gilbert, Stefanie ^b   Thompson, J Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033426818     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018884513692     Document Type: Article

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