Predicting women's intentions to leave abusive relationships: An application of the theory of planned behavior

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2586-2601

  Byrne, Christina A ^a   Arias, Ileana ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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EID: 13844254251     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb01993.x     Document Type: Review

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