The interdependent self-construal and social support: The case of persistence in engineering

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 820-832

  Cross, Susan E ^a   Vick, Niki V ^b  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035536251     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167201277005     Document Type: Article

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