Psychological Predictors of Sexual Harassment: Authoritarianism, Hostile Sexism, and Rape Myths

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 119-126

  Begany, Joseph J ^a   Milburn, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

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EID: 1642396892     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.3.2.119     Document Type: Article

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