Attributions of responsibility for rape: Differences across familiarity of situation, gender, and acceptance of rape myths

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1736-1754

  Newcombe, Peter A ^a   Van Den Eynde, Julie ^a   Hafner, Diane ^a   Jolly, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 45349091676     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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