Yeah, I drink...but not as much as other guys: The majority fallacy among male adolescents

North American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 307-320

  Segrist, Dan J ^a   Corcoran, Kevin J ^b   Jordan Fleming, Mary Kay ^c   Rose, Paul ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c College of Mount St Joseph ^*  (United States)

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