The Children's Treatment of Animals Questionnaire (CTAQ): A psychometric investigation

Society and Animals

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Thompson, Kelly L ^a   Gullone, Eleonora ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0038241106     PISSN: 10631119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853003321618800     Document Type: Article

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