From insult to injury: Explaining the impact of incivility

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-350

  Caza, Brianna Barker ^a   Cortina, Lilia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 37149032390     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973530701665108     Document Type: Article

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