Human rights attitudes: Dimensionality and psychological correlates

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 235-253

  Crowson, H Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

ATHRI; Attitudes; Factor analysis; Human rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 11844277634     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb1403_2     Document Type: Article

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