Differential incidence of procrastination between blue and white-collar workers

Current Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 333-338

  Hammer, Corey A ^a   Ferrari, Joseph R ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036964126     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-002-1022-y     Document Type: Article

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