Power and gender influences on responsibility attributions: The case of disagreements in relationships

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 730-751

  Trentham, Susan ^a   Larwood, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disagreement; Gender; Power; Relationships; Responsibility attributions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; CONTROL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STUDENTS;

EID: 0035528379     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540109600585     Document Type: Article

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