Belief in a just world and its functions for young prisoners

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 559-573

  Otto, Kathleen ^a   Dalbert, Claudia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development in adolescence; Just world belief; Rehabilitation; Young prisoners

Indexed keywords

EID: 28544436764     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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