Hierarchical position, gender, accident severity, and causal attribution

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 553-575

  Kouabenan, Dongo RÉmi ^a   Medina, Muriel ^b   Gilibert, Daniel ^c   Bouzon, Frederic ^d  

^a UFK Sciences de I Homme et de la Société Grenoble   (France)

^b UFR Sciences de I'Homme el de la Société Grenoble   (France)

^c University of Aix Marseille   (France)

^d et Sciences Humaines Chambery   (United States)

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EID: 0035285567     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb02056.x     Document Type: Article

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