Factor-analytic study of sense of humor in Croatia and the USA

Psychological Reports

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 971-977

  Thorson, James A ^a   Brdar, Ingrid ^b   Powell, F C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b University of Nebraska at Omaha ^*

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EID: 0037924854     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1997.81.3.971     Document Type: Article

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