The protestant work ethic and attributions of responsibility: Applications of the triangle model

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1502-1515

  Christopher, Andrew N ^a   Schlenker, Barry R ^b  

^a ALBION COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 29144454954     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02181.x     Document Type: Review

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