Locus of control, causal attributions, and self-esteem: A comparison between prisoners

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 97-110

  Blatier, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; PRISONER; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SELF ESTEEM; THINKING;

EID: 0033950362     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X00441009     Document Type: Article

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