Psychological reactance: Examination across age, ethnicity, and gender

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-24

  Woller, Kevin M P ^a   Buboltz Jr , Walter C ^b   Loveland, James M ^b  

^a ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34249735997     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20445379     Document Type: Article

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