Blame for intimate partner violence: An attributional analysis

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 647-667

  Witte, Tricia H ^a   Schroeder, David A ^b   Lohr, Jeffrey M ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 33745799047     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: 07367236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2006.25.6.647     Document Type: Review

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