The Interactive Effects of Dispositional Affectivity, Sex, and a Positive Mood Induction on Student Evaluations of Teachers

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1945-1972

  Fortunato, Vincent J ^a   Mincy, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 0742271466     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb02088.x     Document Type: Review

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