Multiple mediators of the attitude similarity-attraction relationship: Dominance of inferred attraction and subtlety of affect

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-74

  Singh, Ramadhar ^a   Yeo, Sherie E Lin ^a   Lin, Patrick K F ^a   Tan, Lydia ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 34249847130     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973530701331007     Document Type: Article

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