MMPI findings on astrological and other folklore concepts of personality

Psychological Reports

Volumn 78, Issue 3 PART 2, 1996, Pages 1059-1070

  Dahlstrom, W Grant ^a   Hopkins, Donald ^a   Dahlstrom, Leona ^a   Jackson, Elizabeth ^a   Cumella, Edward ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Open Gate Chrstn Counseling Ctr   (United States)

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EID: 0142144008     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1996.78.3c.1059     Document Type: Article

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