Two Spheres of Belief in Justice: Extensive Support for the Bidimensional Model of Belief in a Just World

Journal of Personality

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 435-463

  Bègue, Laurent ^a   Bastounis, Marina ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b NONE

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EID: 0242330718     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.7103007     Document Type: Article

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