The role of political ideology in mediating judgments of blame in rape victims and their assailants: A test of the just world, personal responsibility, and legitimization hypotheses

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 853-863

  Lambert, Alan J ^a   Raichle, Katherine ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034346344     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167200269010     Document Type: Article

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